Book review. Żyśko, Konrad (2017). A Cognitive Linguistics Account of Wordplay. Newcastle upon Tyne, UK: Cambridge Scholars Publishing
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Keywords

Humour
Wordplay
Conceptual Blending
Cognitive Linguistics

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Aguero Guerra, M. (2020). Book review. Żyśko, Konrad (2017). A Cognitive Linguistics Account of Wordplay. Newcastle upon Tyne, UK: Cambridge Scholars Publishing. The European Journal of Humour Research, 7(4), 161–164. Retrieved from https://europeanjournalofhumour.org/ejhr/article/view/332

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