Language Play in Contemporary Swedish Comic Strips, Hardcover by Fägersten, K…

Language Play in Contemporary Swedish Comic Strips, Hardcover by Fägersten, Kristy Beers, ISBN 1501514318, ISBN-13 9781501514319, Brand New, Free shipping in the US “This book focuses on the context of contemporary Swedish comic strips as sites of innovative linguistic practices, where humor is derived from language play and creativity, often drawing from English and other languages. The overall purpose of th is to highlight linguistic playfulness, which is yet unobserved and unaccounted for in theories of linguistic humor as applied to comics scholarship.” –Back cover.