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Crossing Languages to Play with Words. Multidisciplinary Perspectives

By: Contributor(s): Material type: ArticleSeries: Publication details: De Gruyter 2016Description: 1 electronic resource (406 p.)Content type:
  • text
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  • computer
Carrier type:
  • online resource
ISBN:
  • 9783110465600
Subject(s): Online resources: Summary: Wordplay involving several linguistic codes is an important modality of ludic language. This volume offers a multidisciplinary approach to the topic, discussing examples from different epochs, genres, and communicative situations. The contributions illustrate the multi-dimensionality, linguistic make-up, and the special interactive potential of wordplay across linguistic and cultural boundaries, including the challenging practice of translation.
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Wordplay involving several linguistic codes is an important modality of ludic language. This volume offers a multidisciplinary approach to the topic, discussing examples from different epochs, genres, and communicative situations. The contributions illustrate the multi-dimensionality, linguistic make-up, and the special interactive potential of wordplay across linguistic and cultural boundaries, including the challenging practice of translation.

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