Abstract As a research topic, humour has drawn much attention from multiple disciplines including linguistics. Based on Engelthaler & Hills’ (2018) humour scale, this study
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Abstract Book review References Eco, U. (2004). Mouse or rat? Translation as negotiation. Phoenix. Noonan, W. (2013). Self-translation, self-reflection, self-derision: Samuel Beckett’s bilingual humour’. Self-Translation:
Abstract Book review References Attardo, S. (1994). Linguistic theories of humour (Humour Research 1). Mouton de Gruyter. Attardo, S. (2017). The General Theory of Verbal
Abstract Book review References Castells, M. (1996). The network society. The information age: Economy, society and culture. Vol. 1. Blackwell. Debord, G. (1977 [1967]). The
Abstract Book review References Dune, M. (2007). Calvinist humour in American literature. Louisiana State Press. Keough, W. (1990). Punchlines. Paragon House. Yahiaoui, R. (2022). Stereotyping
Abstract Book review References Chafe, W. (2007). The importance of not being earnest: The feeling behind laughter and humor. John Benjamins. Katsura Sunshine. (2014, 20
Abstract This article examines how humour in Arabic stand-up comedies is translated into English in an audio-visual context. The study uses a case study of
Abstract This article delves into children’s literature, more specifically, children’s theatre containing humour, and its double process of translation and/or adaptation, both “page to stage”
Abstract Contemporary texts often require a reader or viewer with vast background knowledge. One of the reasons behind this is intertextuality: every text is reliant,
Abstract This article aims to identify the existence of a laughter community in Portugal in the late eighteenth and early nineteenth centuries. Based on research
Abstract Churchill Raw event facilitates creative self-expression of young comedians through the incorporation of a variety of sex-related taboo topics. Yet, the multicultural nature of
Abstract The article focuses on identity investment in stand-up comedy and online sketches performed by Romanian (or of Romanian descent) comedians acting abroad (France and
Abstract Times of trial require resorting to new methods for venting up the tension. Internet memes during the first outbreak of the pandemic proved to
Abstract The paper is devoted to the analysis of the discursive dimension of the standoff between supporters of 6th Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky and those
Abstract This article examines a specific type of supportive, make-believe, playful humour called here flirting humour, which serves to create a positioning of symmetry and
Abstract The conventional understanding of the church’s prophetic witness is that it is founded on the prophets portrayed in the Hebrew Bible/Old Testament. They communicated
Abstract Book review References Attardo, S. (2001). Humorous Texts: A Semantic and Pragmatic Analysis. Berlin and New York: Mouton De Gruyter. Kitazume, S. (2008).
Abstract Book review References Archakis, A. & Tsakona, V. (2021). ‘Greek migrant jokes online: a diachronic-comparative study on racist humorous representations’. Internet Pragmatics 4 (1),
Abstract Book review References Du Bois, W. E. B. (2007). ‘The souls of white folk’, in Gates, H. L. Jr (ed.), Darkwater: Voices from Within
Abstract Book review References Attardo, S. & Raskin, V. (1991). ‘Script theory revis(it)ed: Joke similarity and joke representation model’. Humor: International Journal of Humor Research
Abstract Book review References Chiaro, D. (ed.) (2010). Translation, Humour and the Media. Translation and Humour Vol. 2. London: Continuum. Dore, M. (ed.) (2019). Humour
Abstract Book review References Clark, H. H., & Schaefer, E. F. (1989). ‘Contributing to discourse’. Cognitive Science 13 (2), pp. 259–294. Dews, S. & Winner,
