SEMANTICS OF COMEDY. LANGUAGE - COGNITION - CULTURE

The book "Semantics of Comedy. Language - Cognition - Culture" by Anna Chudzik is a fascinating journey into the depths of the phenomena of comedy, humor, and laughter. The author, a linguist and communication scholar, analyzes comedy from the perspective of cognitive and anthropological-cultural linguistics, showing its complexity and universality. It is a must-read for anyone interested in language, culture, and the mechanisms of laughter.

• Interdisciplinary approach: Combines linguistics, cognitive science, and cultural studies.
• Innovative perspective: Analysis of comedy in the context of new media and technologies.
• Extensive bibliography: Extensive sources and references to the theory of cognition.
• Accessible language: Despite the scientific topic, the book is understandable to a wide audience.
• Careful analysis: In-depth study of the semantics of comic utterances.
• Universality of the topic: Comedy and laughter as phenomena present in every culture.
• Educational value: Expands knowledge about language, culture, and cognitive processes.

Anna Chudzik, PhD in humanities, assistant professor at the Department of Communication Theory at the Faculty of Polish Studies at the Jagiellonian University, is the author of numerous publications in the field of communication, linguistics, and new media. Her research focuses on the analysis of language in a social and cultural context, as well as on the role of humor and comedy in interpersonal communication. The book "Semantics of Comedy" is the result of many years of research and reflection by the author and is an important contribution to the development of the theory of comedy.

This book is an attempt to look at the phenomenon of comedy from the point of view of semantics, strongly rooted in an interdisciplinary perspective. The basic point of reference is cognitive linguistics, from whose conceptual resources it draws to face the difficult research problem of determining the conditions for the emergence of the comic effect. The author delves into the theory of cognition, discovering for the reader the world of new media, whose defining feature is playfulness. And playfulness and comedy are undoubtedly related phenomena, although, as the author shows, they are not identical.

"Semantics of Comedy" is a read that makes you reflect on the role of laughter in our lives. The author analyzes comedy not only as a linguistic phenomenon, but also as an element of culture and cognition. Thanks to the interdisciplinary approach, this book offers a new perspective on comedy, showing its complexity and universality. It is a must-read for students, scientists, and all lovers of language and culture.

The book has 444 pages, a format of 241x165 mm and a paperback cover. It was published in 2025 by Universitas Publishing House.