Abstract Humour plays a crucial role in communication, but its complexity poses problems for second-language learners, especially when interacting across cultures. Indonesian English learners often
Abstract City branding is a multifaceted process that intertwines various cultural, social, and economic aspects. In the context of urban branding, particularly in the case
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Abstract Text producers employ various linguistic strategies to create mental images of characters and construct specific beliefs about them. Previous research has explored how naming
Abstract Views and evaluations of humour are governed by sociocultural assumptions about what humour is, how it works, and where its limits lie. These assumptions
Abstract This study analyses the visual representations of the steer metaphor employed by Dr. Bawumia during the submission of his candidacy for the 2023 NPP
Abstract The topic of US presidential humour has been investigated in the past, specifically as it was used in presidential debates, press conferences, and at
Abstract While the allure of online political satire stems from its capacity to tickle the audience’s funny bones, its functions are conjectured to go beyond
Abstract In this study, I investigated users’ appreciation of humour in the 361 posts published in 2018 on the subreddit r/wheredidthesodago, which is devoted to
Abstract This article weaves a possible way of trauma renegotiation through humour. Using Hannah Gadsby’s account on her process of writing and performing her comedy
Abstract For centuries, proverbs have provided a framework for endless transformation. In recent decades, proverb modification has taken such proportions that sometimes we can even
Abstract Prior research has recognised that code-switching (CS) is a linguistic phenomenon that is inherently humorous or potentially conducive to eliciting humour in social contexts.
Abstract Previous research has demonstrated that disrespect sensitivity plus anger rumination (DSAR) predicts outcomes congruent with sadistic motivation (such as positive affect in response to
Abstract Two studies examine factors associated with reactions to the popular mother joke format (i.e., jokes denigrating or disrespecting the audience’s mother), both in general
Abstract Background: To date, there is no consensus among mental health professionals about the impact of depressive and suicide humour on the wellbeing of Internet
Abstract This qualitative study examines the complex relationship between humour and well-being among Indian college students. We conducted in-depth semi-structured interviews with a diverse sample
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Abstract Book review References Gilbert, J. (2004). Performing marginality: Humor, gender, and cultural critique. Wayne State University Press. Krefting, R. (2014). All joking aside: American
Abstract Book review References Bergson, H. (2008 [1911]). Laughter: An essay on the meaning of the comic. Arc Manor. Freud, S. (1990 [1905]). Jokes and
Abstract This study aims at measuring the amount of incorporation of humour in the different activities designed in the Algerian EFL textbook for the third-year
Abstract This critical literature review explores the functions, pedagogical applications, and implications of humour discourse in English as a Second Language (ESL) classrooms, drawing on
Abstract Humour is a multifaceted phenomenon which is very close to human existence. It is an umbrella term to represent complex humorous phenomena which is
Abstract The present study aims to contribute to the research field of the intralingual subtitling of dialects. It attempts to bring to the fore the
