Understanding Language through Humor

1. Introduction; 2. Talking to Garfield: human and animal communication; 3. Did I hear that right? The sounds of language; 4. Twisted words: word structure and meaning; 5. How words mean: connecting words to meanings; 6. The rule of names: naming people, peoples, and places; 7. Fitting words together: phrase structure and meaning; 8. Meaning one thing, saying another: indirect speech and conversational principles; 9. Kids say the darndest things: children acquiring language; 10. Variety is the spice of life: language variation; 11. Making language visible: writing and writing systems; 12. LOL (Language Online): language in the digital world; 13. So long, and thanks for all the fish!

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• Sociolinguística