Abstract When the Arab Spring began, a growing number of Moroccan Facebookers flaunted their dissent in the face of the regime and used subversive satire
Abstract In the current study, the Humour Styles Questionnaire Children Version (HSQC) was translated into Chinese. The psychometric properties of the Chinese version of the
Abstract Very little has been published on the subject of solitary laughter. Yet it appears quite possible that it is experienced by a large majority
Abstract Book review: Bell, Nancy (2015). We Are Not Amused: Failed Humor in Interaction. Humor Research 10. Berlin, Boston, Munich: De Gruyter Mouton. 184 pp.
Abstract Book review: Dynel, Marta (2013). Developments in Linguistic Humour Theory. Amsterdam: John Benjamins. 425 pp. References Attardo, S. (1994). Linguistic Theories of Humour. Berlin:
Abstract This paper is grounded in Cognitive Linguistics (CL), which sees metonymy as a conceptual phenomenon, in which one conceptual entity (the source) provides mental
Abstract Les Enfants risibles: comic portrayals of childhood in French fiction References Anglade, J. (1962). Hervé Bazin. Paris: Gallimard. Anon. (1967). Georges Duhamel 1884-1966. Paris:
Abstract Four experiments with 48 participants were conducted to study humour perception and memorization. A computerized method (FVW) from Vienna Test System was used (Kessler,
Abstract A prominent humour theory suggests that most jokes will violate a subjective moral principle. This paper explores the ramifications of Thomas Veatch’s social violations
Abstract Book review: Winter-Froemel, Esme and Zirker Angelika (eds.) (2015), Enjeux du jeu de mots. Perspectives linguistiques et littéraires [Stakes of wordplay. Linguistic and literary
Abstract Book review: Marsh, Moira (2015). Practically Joking. Logan: Utah State University Press. 195 pp. References Busbee, J. (2008). ‘The college’s greatest pranks, goofs and
Abstract Owing to its critical and creative potential, humour has often been used as one of the preferred means of resistance in social and political
Abstract Gelotophobia (fear of being laughed at), when it comes to the social context, is usually investigated in the context of bullying. Other studies of
Abstract Humour is an important component of social cognition. The last few years of cognitive research of schizophrenia provided a considerable amount of empirical evidence
