Salvatore Attardo

Linguist and humor scholar known for influential work on the semantics and pragmatics of humor, co-developing the General Theory of Verbal Humor and authoring books such as Linguistic Theories of Humor and Humorous Texts.

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  1. 1. The Routledge Handbook Of Language And Humor

    A comprehensive reference that surveys how humor is produced, interpreted, and functions across languages and contexts, integrating linguistic, pragmatic, cognitive, and sociocultural perspectives. It reviews foundational theories and models, analyzes devices such as wordplay, irony, and sarcasm, and examines humor in conversation, literature, media, and digital communication, while addressing cross-cultural variation, developmental and clinical aspects, computational and experimental methods, and applications in education, translation, and the workplace.

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