“I see,” said Tom icily: Tom Swifties at the beginning of the 21st century
This paper gives a definition and historical background of the Tom Swifty, addresses different types of punning employed in Tom Swifties, and discusses topics emerging in them. It also treats the occurrence of proverbs, proverbial phrases, idioms, and aphorisms in Tom Swifties. What is typical for...
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| Language: | English |
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Cracow Tertium Society for the Promotion of Language Studies
2014-10-01
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| Series: | The European Journal of Humour Research |
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| Online Access: | https://europeanjournalofhumour.org/ejhr/article/view/57 |