Book Review. Litovkina, Anna T. (2016). “Do You Serve Lawyers and Politicians Here?” Stereotyped Lawyers and Politicians in American Jokes and Anti-Proverbs.

Anna T. Litovkina’s most recent book presents the stereotypical traits of lawyers and politicians as they are reflected in Anglo-American jokes and anti-proverbs. The book represents the first comprehensive collection and content interpretation of lawyer jokes and proverbs without offering linguisti...

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Main Author: Mária Pethő
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Cracow Tertium Society for the Promotion of Language Studies 2017-11-01
Series:The European Journal of Humour Research
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Online Access:https://www.europeanjournalofhumour.org/ejhr/article/view/183
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description Anna T. Litovkina’s most recent book presents the stereotypical traits of lawyers and politicians as they are reflected in Anglo-American jokes and anti-proverbs. The book represents the first comprehensive collection and content interpretation of lawyer jokes and proverbs without offering linguistic analysis. It classifies and explains content-wise several lawyer jokes and proverbs that had been unclassified. The well-structuredness of the work deserves praise.
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spelling doaj.art-3d0cacf4845946fdaa3a93a004b0a6702022-12-21T18:35:45ZengCracow Tertium Society for the Promotion of Language StudiesThe European Journal of Humour Research2307-700X2017-11-0153Book Review. Litovkina, Anna T. (2016). “Do You Serve Lawyers and Politicians Here?” Stereotyped Lawyers and Politicians in American Jokes and Anti-Proverbs.Mária Pethő0Pázmány Péter Catholic UniversityAnna T. Litovkina’s most recent book presents the stereotypical traits of lawyers and politicians as they are reflected in Anglo-American jokes and anti-proverbs. The book represents the first comprehensive collection and content interpretation of lawyer jokes and proverbs without offering linguistic analysis. It classifies and explains content-wise several lawyer jokes and proverbs that had been unclassified. The well-structuredness of the work deserves praise.https://www.europeanjournalofhumour.org/ejhr/article/view/183Lawyer jokes
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Book Review. Litovkina, Anna T. (2016). “Do You Serve Lawyers and Politicians Here?” Stereotyped Lawyers and Politicians in American Jokes and Anti-Proverbs.
The European Journal of Humour Research
Lawyer jokes
title Book Review. Litovkina, Anna T. (2016). “Do You Serve Lawyers and Politicians Here?” Stereotyped Lawyers and Politicians in American Jokes and Anti-Proverbs.
title_full Book Review. Litovkina, Anna T. (2016). “Do You Serve Lawyers and Politicians Here?” Stereotyped Lawyers and Politicians in American Jokes and Anti-Proverbs.
title_fullStr Book Review. Litovkina, Anna T. (2016). “Do You Serve Lawyers and Politicians Here?” Stereotyped Lawyers and Politicians in American Jokes and Anti-Proverbs.
title_full_unstemmed Book Review. Litovkina, Anna T. (2016). “Do You Serve Lawyers and Politicians Here?” Stereotyped Lawyers and Politicians in American Jokes and Anti-Proverbs.
title_short Book Review. Litovkina, Anna T. (2016). “Do You Serve Lawyers and Politicians Here?” Stereotyped Lawyers and Politicians in American Jokes and Anti-Proverbs.
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