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Что (кто) такое play on words - определение

FORM OF WIT IN WHICH WORDS USED BECOME THE MAIN SUBJECT OF THE WORK
Play on words; Plays on words; Wordplay; Play-on-words; Word-play
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Word play or wordplay (also: play-on-words) is a literary technique and a form of wit in which words used become the main subject of the work, primarily for the purpose of intended effect or amusement. Examples of word play include puns, phonetic mix-ups such as spoonerisms, obscure words and meanings, clever rhetorical excursions, oddly formed sentences, double entendres, and telling character names (such as in the play The Importance of Being Earnest, Ernest being a given name that sounds exactly like the adjective earnest).

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Word play

Word play or wordplay (also: play-on-words) is a literary technique and a form of wit in which words used become the main subject of the work, primarily for the purpose of intended effect or amusement. Examples of word play include puns, phonetic mix-ups such as spoonerisms, obscure words and meanings, clever rhetorical excursions, oddly formed sentences, double entendres, and telling character names (such as in the play The Importance of Being Earnest, Ernest being a given name that sounds exactly like the adjective earnest).

Word play is quite common in oral cultures as a method of reinforcing meaning. Examples of text-based (orthographic) word play are found in languages with or without alphabet-based scripts, such as homophonic puns in Mandarin Chinese.

Примеры употребления для play on words
1. Some use some sort of play on words, others opt for some seductive title.
2. The name "Segway" is a play on words from "segue" – a smooth, seamless transition.
3. Calling the Moskva and 5 Red Square projects apart–hotels appears to be "a play on words," said Stoddard.
4. The sukkah will be built in Jerusalem‘s Safra Square and will be named "HaSukkah–Rya", a Hebrew play on words meaning hard candy.
5. "We just liked the play on words," Mikhailov said, pointing out that Stirlitz and Isayev actually have the same last name.
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