Students often struggle to understand linguistic concepts through examples of language data provided in class or in texts. Presented with ambiguous information,

Understanding Humor through Communication explores theories of humor origin as well as humor functions in human groups and societies through communication. A mo

Humorous riddles with comic illustrations help ESL students gain new insights into American language and culture. Each riddle is accompanied by text that helps

Explores how humor can be explained across the various sub-disciplines of linguistics, in order to aid communication.

Filled with creative, ready-to-use activities based on jokes and puns, this seven-unit; activity book helps students learn how to decipher language ambiguities