Extending ethnic humour theory: Genuine vs. functional ethnic jokе scripts
Abstract Most ethnic humour that has been studied so far consists of jokes which use ethnically non-specific qualities such as stupidity or canniness in order
Abstract Most ethnic humour that has been studied so far consists of jokes which use ethnically non-specific qualities such as stupidity or canniness in order
Abstract In my research paper I examine the first two election campaigns in Hungary following the Astro-Hungarian Compromise (1867), in particular, the ways the campaigns
Abstract This paper is a tribute to Belarusian folklorist and ethnographer Uladzimir Sysou (1951-1997) whose extensive legacy includes collecting 139 jokes during his field research
Abstract The Poles’ observations regarding the reality of the last decades motivated the creation of certain meme characters deeply set in the Polish culture and
Abstract This special issue of the EJHR, inspired by the humour session of the 7th Across Borders conference. held in Tartu, Estonia in April 2017,
Abstract Book review. Sørensen, Majken (2016). Humour in Political Activism: Creative Nonviolent Resistance. Palgrave Macmillan. References Bourdieu, P. (1990). The Logic of Practice. Polity Press.
Abstract Have you ever, as a language teacher, as an educational researcher, or just as a language learner considered humor, language play, or generally funny
Abstract Many of Ernst Cassirer’s later works are concerned with the dangers of political myth. His analysis speaks at length about the role of philosophy
Abstract Studies on humour have indicated that humour has a lot to offer to both language teachers and learners. Creating a positive classroom environment and
Abstract Three related studies are presented with the aim of investigating the individual differences in humour appreciation, sensation seeking and need for closure. In order
Abstract A literature review reveals the lack of empirical and theoretical work dedicated to systematically grasping the diversity of cartoons. Most studies have focused on
Abstract The article focuses on the interpretation of political cartoons and the means of expression a cartoonist uses to convey a message: visual metaphors, visual
Abstract This paper looks at multimodal humour through the lens of prototype theory in the framework of conventional incongruity theory of humour, aiming for a
Abstract Failed humour can be explained by communicative gaps, at either the semantic or pragmatic levels, but sometimes, after all is ‘said and done’, people
Abstract Using an empirical approach, this study addresses the question whether followers of different religious beliefs (Christians, Muslims, and Hindus), as well as Atheists and
Abstract Derrida saw laughter as a version of aporia; and he linked aporia to an undecidability that he ties to fiction. I argue that such
Abstract John Morreall (2016) Laughing All the Way. Your Sense of Humour. Don’t Leave Home without It. Melbourne, Florida: Motivational Press, 288 pp. References
Abstract The volume Metapragmatics of Humour: Current Research Trends edited by Leonor Ruiz-Gurillo is a collection of papers aiming at analysing humour as a metapragmatic
Abstract Individuals differ in their appreciation of jokes and cartoons with respect to the structure of the humorous material (e.g., whether the jokes and cartoons
Abstract Schmidt-Hidding’s (b. 1903, d. 1967) lexical field study on the area of Humor und Witz [humor and wit/jokes] (1963b) receives attention in humor research
Abstract While historically computational humor paid very little attention to sociology and mostly took into account subparts of linguistics and some psychology, Christie Davies wrote
Abstract How to do things with jokes: Speech acts in standup comedy In How to Do Things with Words (1962), the philosopher John Austin claimed
Abstract The present study attempts to combine Raskin’s (1985) and Davies’ (2011) methodological approaches to political jokes to investigate Greek political jokes targeting politicians and
Abstract In the present study I am going to explore negative aspects of marriage and the ways it is viewed and conceptualized in the body
Abstract Christie Davies, the renowned humour researcher and a passionate propagator of the comparative method in studying jokes, stressed the necessity of establishing a relationship