Conceptualising the Punch Line: An Analysis of Humorous Webcomic Stories with the Help of Blending Theory
Conceptualising the Punch Line: An Analysis of Humorous Webcomic Stories with the Help of Blending Theory
Author(s): Bartosz DudekSubject(s): Language and Literature Studies, Applied Linguistics, Cognitive linguistics
Published by: Wydawnictwo Uniwersytetu Wrocławskiego
Keywords: punch line; cognitive linguistics; webcomics; multimodality; sequence; comics
Summary/Abstract: Although research on humour carried out from a cognitive standpoint is well-established, it has mainly contributed to the study of single-framed cartoons. This paper goes further and offers a cognitive multimodal analysis of so-called webcomics, i.e. sequences of multiple cartoon frames published on the Internet. In general, the analysis makes use of Fauconnier and Turner’s (2002) Blending Theory and Groensteen’s (2007) semiotic approach to comics. These insights equip us with new tools for analysis, enabling us to find out where the punch lines and incongruities reside, as well as explaining how we are able to conceptualize them.
Journal: Anglica Wratislaviensia
- Issue Year: 58/2020
- Issue No: 1
- Page Range: 111-125
- Page Count: 15
- Language: English