We Are Not Amused
Failed Humor in Interaction
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Author(s)
Bell, Nancy
Collection
Knowledge Unlatched (KU)Language
EnglishAbstract
Placing failed humor within the broader category of miscommunication and drawing on a range of conversational data, this text represents the first comprehensive study of failed humor. It provides a framework for classifying the types of failure that can occur, examines the strategies used by both speakers and hearers to avoid and manage failure, and highlights the crucial role humor plays in social identity and relationship management.
Keywords
LinguisticsISBN
9781501501586;9781501501647Publisher
De Gruyter MoutonPublication date and place
2015-03-30Grantor
Classification
Sociolinguistics