“Verbal humour is not an incidental, peripheral part of human thinking; it is one manifestation of how language is involved with making collective sense of experience.” (p. 132)
Friday, September 2, 2011
Memorable Quotes # 8: Verbal Humour
(Book: Mercer, N. (2000). Words and Minds: How We Use Language to Think Together. Routledge)
“Verbal humour is not an incidental, peripheral part of human thinking; it is one manifestation of how language is involved with making collective sense of experience.” (p. 132)
“Verbal humour is not an incidental, peripheral part of human thinking; it is one manifestation of how language is involved with making collective sense of experience.” (p. 132)
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