Formulaic Language & Humor:
I. Judy Grimes, Travel Writer – Use of “just kidding:”
II. Nick Fehn, Political Humorist – Use of many idiomatic expressions:
III. Chocolate – acting out of a language chunk:
McCreery, John L. 1995. Negotiating With Demons: The Uses of Magical Language. American Ethnologist. Vol. 22, No. 1. 144-164.
first way of reading transcription of an incantation by a Taoist healer in Taipei is as text. However, “dislocated from this primary context, assertions about the significance of particular words or phrases are dubious at best.” [...]