Book contents
- Frontmatter
- Contents
- Acknowledgements
- 1 Introduction
- 2 Talking to Garfield
- 3 Did I hear that right?
- 4 Twisted words
- 5 Fitting words together
- 6 Meaning one thing and saying another
- 7 Fitting the pieces together
- 8 “Kids say the darndest things”
- 9 Variety is the spice of life
- 10 Cross-cultural gaffes
- 11 The language police
- 12 So long, and thanks for all the fish…
- Notes
- Glossary
- Index
4 - Twisted words
Word structure and meaning
Published online by Cambridge University Press: 05 June 2012
- Frontmatter
- Contents
- Acknowledgements
- 1 Introduction
- 2 Talking to Garfield
- 3 Did I hear that right?
- 4 Twisted words
- 5 Fitting words together
- 6 Meaning one thing and saying another
- 7 Fitting the pieces together
- 8 “Kids say the darndest things”
- 9 Variety is the spice of life
- 10 Cross-cultural gaffes
- 11 The language police
- 12 So long, and thanks for all the fish…
- Notes
- Glossary
- Index
Summary
- Type
- Chapter
- Information
- Understanding Language through Humor , pp. 40 - 54Publisher: Cambridge University PressPrint publication year: 2011