Essays about: "Henrik Valis"

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  1. 1. Kicking Ass with Style: Linguistic Humor Strategies in Three High-Grossing Action Movie Franchises

    University essay from Göteborgs universitet/Institutionen för språk och litteraturer

    Author : Henrik Valis; [2014-02-11]
    Keywords : engelska; humor studies; action movies; linguistics; semantics; pragmatics; sarcasm; puns;

    Abstract : Since the 1980s, the American action hero has become increasingly humor-conscious as he disarms the villains through superior strength but also through superior wit. It is the aim of this study to, from a linguistics perspective, investigate the action hero's use of humor in so-called action blockbusters, i.e. READ MORE