The wodehouse effect
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 8862902 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Magnus Ljung (0000-0002-2822-5311, corresponding author) |
| Year | 1975 |
| Volume | 56 |
| Issue | 3 |
| Pages | 245-249 |
| Publication date | 1975-06-01 |
| Open Access | No |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | English Studies (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0013-838X • E-ISSN: 1744-4217 |
| Publisher | Routledge (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.1080/00138387508597695 |
| OpenAlex | W2079211599 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 1 |
Discusses the distinction between transferred and non-transferred modifiers in constructions from P.G. Wodehouse. Similarity between the two sentence types best described by deriving both types from the same syntactic source; Humor of the wodehouse effect explained in a framework
Art · Language, Metaphor, and Cognition · Linguistics and Discourse Analysis · Syntax, Semantics, Linguistic Variation
| Citations per year | 0.03 |
|---|---|
| Citation span | 1992 - 1992 (1) |
| Highly cited | No |