Wordplay and Metalinguistic/Metadiscursive Reflection: Authors, Contexts, Techniques, and Meta-Reflection

by Angelika Zirker (Editor), Esme Winter-Froemel (Editor)

This volume is the first of two bringing together selected contributions from linguistics and literary studies focusing on the phenomenon of wordplay. By investigating basic techniques and traditions of wordplay in different communicative settings, the volumes offer a fresh look on the multifaceted dynamics of wordplay as an interface phenomenon.

Genres: Linguistics

350 pages, Hardcover

First published September 20, 2015