artykuły
#ForgiveUsForWeHaveSinned: Conceptual integration theory and political Internet humour
Abstract The aim of the paper is to uncover the extent to which different forms of political Internet humour can criticise current political affairs in
Book review: Christopher Rea, The Age of Irreverence: A New History of Laughter in China, Oakland (CA), University of California Press, 2015, pp 335 + xvi. ISBN: 9780520283848
Abstract Book review: Christopher Rea, The Age of Irreverence: A New History of Laughter in China, Oakland (CA), University of California Press, 2015, pp 335
Book review: May, Shaun (2016). A Philosophy of Comedy on Stage and Screen: You Have to Be There. Bloomsbury Methuen Drama. London: Bloomsbury, 213 pp. ISBN: 9781472580436
Abstract Book review: May, Shaun (2016). A Philosophy of Comedy on Stage and Screen: You Have to Be There. Bloomsbury Methuen Drama. London: Bloomsbury, 213
Russian attitudes towards humour and laughter
Abstract Different phenomena related to humour and laughter, such as humour styles, gelotophobia, gelotophilia and katagelasticism, were investigated in a series of psychological studies in
Humour and laughter as vestiges of evolution
Abstract This paper argues in favour of considering humour and laughter as embodied signs of the ancient, sympathetic, figurative mode of the human mind, still
A multimodal analysis of conventional humorous structures on sensitive topics within rural communities in Romania
Abstract When it comes to humour, performing humorous structures means not only producing amusement, but also implies the ability of perceiving the comical, ludicrous or
Give me a break: Laughing with colleagues guards against ego depletion
Abstract Job demands, like time pressure, consume employees’ limited resources, which need to be restored through recovery in order to maintain psychological well-being and work
Lexical priming in humorous discourse
Abstract This article discusses the relationship between lexical priming and humour. Since incongruity, unpredictability and ambiguity are often associated with humour theory, the article explores
Humour, food and fashion: The use of humour and food in fashion shows
Abstract This article is the first study that researches the combination of three components: humour, food and fashion. It is based on an analysis of
Book review: Beverly J. Rasporich. 2015. Made-in-Canada Humour: Literary, Folk and Popular Culture. Amsterdam: John Benjamins. Hardbound. 300 pp. ISSN 2212-8999
Abstract Made-in-Canada Humour is a journey through space and time in Canadian humour. Rasporich, Arts Professor at the University of Calgary, masterly creates a general
Book review: Zirker, Angelika and Winter-Froemel, Esme (Eds.) (2015). Wordplay and Metalinguistic/Metadiscursive Reflection: Authors, Contexts, Techniques, and Meta-Reflection. Berlin: De Gruyter, 311 pp.
Abstract Book review: Zirker, Angelika and Winter-Froemel, Esme (Eds.) (2015). Wordplay and Metalinguistic/Metadiscursive Reflection: Authors, Contexts, Techniques, and Meta-Reflection. Berlin: De Gruyter, 311 pp. References
Book review: Sombatpoonsiri, Janjira. 2015. Humour and Nonviolent Struggle in Serbia. Syracuse, NY: Syracuse University Press. xvi + 264pp. Hardcover ISBN: 9780815634072.
Abstract This is the kind of title scholars working on Serbia (and, indeed, ex-Yugoslavia and Eastern Europe, more generally) would be prone to consider a
Book review: Brône G., Feyaerts, K. and Veale, T. (eds.) (2015). Cognitive Linguistics and Humour. Berlin: Mouton de Gruyter. 248 pp.
Abstract Book review: Brône G., Feyaerts, K. and Veale, T. (eds.) (2015). Cognitive Linguistics and Humour. Berlin: Mouton de Gruyter. 248 pp. References Antonopoulou, E.
Book review: Plester, Barbara (2016). The Complexity of Workplace Humour: Laughter, Jokers and the Dark Side of Humour. London & New York: Springer, 164 pp.
Abstract Book review: Plester, Barbara (2016). The Complexity of Workplace Humour: Laughter, Jokers and the Dark Side of Humour. London & New York: Springer, 164