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Television humour and preferred meanings in the Catalan identity debate
Abstract This article analyses a sports-related satirical-parody television series as a generator of preferred meanings that may be associated with an ideological context of a
A statistical analysis of satirical Amazon.com product reviews
Abstract A corpus of 750 product reviews extracted from Amazon.com was analyzed for specific lexical, grammatical, and semantic features to identify differences between satirical and
Humour and enjoyment reducers in cinema and theatre comedy
Abstract In this research, I am trying to define a new concept which I shall call Enjoyment Reducer, referring to verbal or visual content, incorporated
Understanding obscenity and offensive humour: What’s funny?
Abstract Humourisation of the offensive occupies a position of distinctive prominence in our study of how we experience humour. The offensive is often found to
Book review: Ruiz Gurillo, L. & Alvarado Ortega, M. B. (eds). (2013). Irony and Humor: From Pragmatics to Discourse. Amsterdam: John Benjamins. vi+270 pp.
Abstract Book review: Ruiz Gurillo, L. & Alvarado Ortega, M. B. (eds). (2013). Irony and Humor: From Pragmatics to Discourse. Amsterdam: John Benjamins. vi+270 pp.
Benefits and barriers of clown care: A qualitative phenomenographical study of parents with children in clown care services
Abstract Clowning is a form of humour. It is an art form that invites play, interaction, and laughter. Clown Care is a programme in hospitals
Raised eyebrows as gestural triggers in humour: The case of sarcasm and hyper-understanding
Abstract The growing interest in humour within the field of Cognitive Linguistics during the past few years has led to the conclusion that humour exploits
“Jerome at the BBC”: Subversion, caricature, and humanity in Three Men in a Boat
Abstract Through characters who openly express distress over imagined pains, “Jerome at the BBC” treats BBC’s Three Men in a Boat as a playful critique
Book review: Weingärtner, T. (2013). Comedy-Boom in Japan: Performative und mediale Rahmung von Humor in der aktuellen Populärkultur. Munich: Iudicium. 430 pp.
Abstract Book review: Weingärtner, T. (2013). Comedy-Boom in Japan: Performative und mediale Rahmung von Humor in der aktuellen Populärkultur [Framing of humour through performance and
“I see,” said Tom icily: Tom Swifties at the beginning of the 21st century
Abstract This paper gives a definition and historical background of the Tom Swifty, addresses different types of punning employed in Tom Swifties, and discusses topics
Book review: Litovkina, A.T., Sollosy, J., Medgyes, P. and Brzozowska, D. (eds.). (2012). Hungarian Humour (Humour and Culture 3), Tertium: Krakow. 384 pp.
Abstract This review presents Hungarian Humour (Humour and Culture 3) edited by Anna T. Litovkina, Judith Sollosy, Péter Medgyes and Dorota Brzozowska and published by Tertium in Krakow, in 2012.
Book review: Simon, J.C. (2008). Why We Laugh – A New Understanding. Carmel, IN: Starbrook Press. 301 pp.
Abstract A book review of John Charles Simon’s book (2008) Why We Laugh – A New Understanding. Carmel, IN: Starbrook Press. 301 pp. References Bergson,
“The big red giant will explode”: Géza Hofi’s political implicatures from the happiest barracks in the socialist camp
Abstract By taking a pragma-rhetorical approach, this article characterises the genre of Géza Hofi’s political humour, developed during the communist Kádár era in Hungary, and
“No harm done”: Teachers’ humorous talk about children’s safety
Abstract This paper presents and discusses the forms of humour employed by New Zealand primary school teachers when talking about children’s safety in the outdoor