Download or read book Understanding Humor in Japan written by Jessica Milner Davis and published by Wayne State University Press. This book was released on 2006 with total page 268 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A comprehensive look at the customary differences between humor in Japan and the West, providing cultural examples and illustrative terminology in the original Japanese.
Download or read book Japanese Humour written by M. Wells and published by Springer. This book was released on 1997-06-18 with total page 208 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This is not a book of jokes. It is about how people make rules about humour: rules about what humour is, what it is not, what it should and should not be, when it should and should not be used, what type of humour is permissible and what type forbidden, what is good and bad about humour, what should be considered funny and what should not. The book offers a framework for a general understanding of why and how societies make rules about the use of humour, and how those rules affect patterns of communication and the development of humour and comedy.
Download or read book The Chrysanthemum and the Fish written by Howard Hibbett and published by Kodansha. This book was released on 2002 with total page 236 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Filled with anecdotes and episodes from modern Japanese cultural history,his is a lively social history of Japanese humour since the 16th century. Itttempts to reveal an aspect of the Japanese character largely unknown to theest, and is illustrated with examples from humorous comic prints.
Download or read book Japanese Humour written by M. Wells and published by Palgrave Macmillan. This book was released on 1997-06-18 with total page 196 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This is not a book of jokes. It is about how people make rules about humour: rules about what humour is, what it is not, what it should and should not be, when it should and should not be used, what type of humour is permissible and what type forbidden, what is good and bad about humour, what should be considered funny and what should not. The book offers a framework for a general understanding of why and how societies make rules about the use of humour, and how those rules affect patterns of communication and the development of humour and comedy.
Download or read book Humour in Asian Cultures written by Jessica Milner Davis and published by Taylor & Francis. This book was released on 2022-06-30 with total page 359 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This innovative book traces the impact of tradition on modern humour across several Asian countries and their cultures. Using examples from Japan, Korea, Indonesia and Chinese cultures in Mainland China, Hong Kong and Taiwan, the contributors explore the different cultural rules for creating and sharing humour. Humour can be a powerful lubricant when correctly interpreted; mis-interpreted, it is likely to cause considerable setbacks. Over time, it has emerged and submerged in different periods and different forms in all these countries but today’s conventions still reflect traditional attitudes to and assumptions about what is appropriate in creating and using humour. Under close examination, Milner Davis and her colleagues show how forms and conventions that differ from those in the west can also be seen to possess elements in common. With examples including Mencian and other classical texts, Balinese traditional verbal humour, Korean and Taiwanese workplace humour, Japanese laughter ceremonies, performances and cartoons, as well as contemporary Chinese-language films and videos, they engage with a wide range of forms and traditions. This fascinating collection of studies will be of great interest to students and scholars of many Asian cultures, and also to those with a broader interest in humour studies. It highlights the increasing importance of understanding a wider range of cultural values in the present era of globalized communication and the importance of reliable studies of why and how cultures that are geographically related differ in their traditional uses of and assumptions about humour.
Download or read book Translation Humour and Literature written by Delia Chiaro and published by Bloomsbury Publishing. This book was released on 2010-09-23 with total page 247 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Translation studies and humour studies are disciplines that have been long-established but seldom looked at in conjunction. This volume uses literature as the common ground and examines issues of translating humour within a range of different literary traditions. It begins with an analysis of humour and translation in every day life, including jokes and cross-cultural humour, and then moves on to looking at humour and translation in literature through the ages. Despite growing interest and a history of collaborative study, there has been little translation studies scholarship published in this area. This collection features a comprehensive introduction by the editor, which covers strategies and techniques for translating humour as well as the pragmatics involved. The book will appeal to scholars and postgraduates in translation and interpreting studies and humour studies.
Download or read book Humour Across Frontiers Or Round the World in 80 Jokes written by Richard D. Lewis and published by Transcreen Publications. This book was released on 2005 with total page 264 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A collection of international jokes and humorous anecdotes.
Download or read book The Humor Code written by Peter McGraw and published by Simon and Schuster. This book was released on 2015-04-28 with total page 256 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Part road-trip comedy and part social science experiment, a scientist and a journalist travel the globe to discover the secret behind what makes things funny, questioning countless experts, including Louis C.K., along the way.
Download or read book Japanese Humour written by Reginald Horace Blyth and published by . This book was released on 1957 with total page 212 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book The Japan Chronicle written by and published by . This book was released on 1911 with total page 828 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book The Palgrave Handbook of Humour History and Methodology written by Daniel Derrin and published by Springer Nature. This book was released on 2021-01-12 with total page 538 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This handbook addresses the methodological problems and theoretical challenges that arise in attempting to understand and represent humour in specific historical contexts across cultural history. It explores problems involved in applying modern theories of humour to historically-distant contexts of humour and points to the importance of recognising the divergent assumptions made by different academic disciplines when approaching the topic. It explores problems of terminology, identification, classification, subjectivity of viewpoint, and the coherence of the object of study. It addresses specific theories, together with the needs of specific historical case-studies, as well as some of the challenges of presenting historical humour to contemporary audiences through translation and curation. In this way, the handbook aims to encourage a fresh exploration of methodological problems involved in studying the various significances both of the history of humour and of humour in history.
Download or read book Reading Japan written by Teresa Castelvetere and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2019-11-11 with total page 184 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Reading Japan offers the student readings on geopolitics, education, language, Japanese-ness and ethnicity, gender and history, with the dual aims of broadening students’ understanding of Japan and of providing opportunities to read authentic Japanese texts. Each chapter contains an essay in English, a selection of readings in Japanese, comprehensive vocabulary lists, discussion questions and a list of sources and additional readings. Pitched at Intermediate to Advanced and B1-C1 level, this reader is not simply a language textbook; it offers students a chance to learn and think in depth about Japan as they build confidence in reading real-world Japanese texts.
Download or read book The Strand Magazine written by Herbert Greenhough Smith and published by . This book was released on 1911 with total page 996 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Strand Magazine written by and published by . This book was released on 1911 with total page 812 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Dave Barry Does Japan written by Dave Barry and published by Ballantine Books. This book was released on 2010-07-28 with total page 222 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "One of the funniest peole ever to tap tap on a PC." PHILADELPHIA INQUIRER Not since George Bush's memorable dinner with the Japanese prime minister has the Land of the Rising Sun seen the likes of a goodwill ambassador like Dave Barry. Join him as he belts out oldies in a karaoke bar, marries a geriatric geisha girl, takes his first bath in public, bows to just about everyone, and explores culture shock in all its numerous humorous forms, including: Failing to Learn Japanese in Only Five Minutes (Or: "Very Much Good Morning, Sir!") ; Humor in Japan (Take My Tofu, Please!); Sports in Japan ("Yo, Batter! Loudly Make it Fly!"), and more.
Download or read book The Best Ever Book of Japanese Jokes written by Mark Geoffrey Young and published by CreateSpace. This book was released on 2012-01-30 with total page 106 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: If you've ever heard a Jewish, Italian, Libyan, Catholic, Irish, Mexican, Polish, Belgian, Norwegian, or an Essex Girl, Newfie, Mother-in-Law, or joke aimed at a minority, this book of Japanese jokes is for you. In this not-so-original book, The Best Ever Book of Japanese Jokes; Lots and Lots of Jokes Specially Repurposed for You-Know-Who, Mark Young takes a whole lot of tired, worn out jokes and makes them funny again. The Best Ever Book of Japanese Jokes is so unoriginal; it's original. And, if you don't burst out laughing from at least one Japanese joke in this book, there's something wrong with you. This book has so many Japanese jokes; you won't know where to start. For example: Why do Japanese Citizens wear slip-on shoes? You need an IQ of at least 4 to tie a shoelace. *** An evil genie captured a Japanese Citizen and her two friends and banished them to the desert for a week. The genie allowed each person to bring one thing. The first friend brought a canteen so he wouldn't die of thirst. The second friend brought an umbrella to keep the sun off. The Japanese Citizen brought a car door, because if it got too hot she could just roll down the window! *** Did you hear about the Japanese Citizen who wore two jackets when she painted the house? The instructions on the can said: "Put on two coats." *** Why do Japanese Citizens laugh three times when they hear a joke? Once when it is told, once when it is explained to them, and once when they understand it.
Download or read book Humour Translation in the Age of Multimedia written by Margherita Dore and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2020-11-02 with total page 218 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This volume seeks to investigate how humour translation has developed since the beginning of the 21st century, focusing in particular on new ways of communication. The authors, drawn from a range of countries, cultures and academic traditions, address and debate how today’s globalised communication, media and new technologies are influencing and shaping the translation of humour. Examining both how humour translation exploits new means of communication and how the processes of humour translation may be challenged and enhanced by technologies, the chapters cover theoretical foundations and implications, and methodological practices and challenges. They include a description of current research or practice, and comments on possible future developments. The contributions interconnect around the issue of humour creation and translation in the 21st century, which can truly be labelled as the age of multimedia. Accessible and engaging, this is essential reading for advanced students and researchers in Translation Studies and Humour Studies.
