Abstract Book review References Classen, A. (ed.) (2010). Laughter in the Middle Ages and Early Modern Times: Epistemology of a Fundamental Human Behaviour, its Meaning,
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Abstract Book review References Bond, M. H. (2010). The Oxford Handbook of Chinese Psychology. New York: Oxford University Press. Chey, J. (2011). ‘Youmo and the
Abstract This article discusses the stereotypical misrepresentations held about Jordanians being ‘humourless,’ and how had the 1989 political opening affected the production and reception of
Abstract Responding to concerns raised by Michael Billig (2018) regarding the functions of humour in capitalist organisations, this essay strives to convey how humour and
Abstract The present study was conducted with the purpose of investigating the use of humour by EFL teachers in a private language institute in the
Abstract Humour is often employed as a coping mechanism, with therapeutic effects on those producing and receiving it (Christopher 2015; Samson & Gross 2012). This
Abstract This study is a visual semiotics analysis of Coronavirus memetic humour, aimed at ascertaining the implied meanings of selected Covid-19 related Facebook memes that
Abstract Amid the deluge of serious social media posts regarding the COVID-19 pandemic, humorous posts brought users much-needed respite. This article reviews studies on social
Abstract This paper studies the old Greek children’s radio show Edo Lilipoupoli transmitted from December 1977 to May 1980 by the Third Program of the
Abstract This article analyses the use of proverbs in the American version of the sitcom The Office, especially in relation to Michael Scott, the
Abstract Science popularisation has received widespread interest in the last decade. With the rapid evolution from print to digital modes of information, science outreach has
Abstract Humour in military organizations can be antithetical given the rigid hierarchy, high degrees of work formalization, and obedience to hierarchy. This paper explores how
Abstract The idea of this research was born on 26 May 2022. The following day, we saw Elon Musk’s tweet from 26 May 2022:
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Abstract Book review References Constantinescu M., Măda, S. & Saftoiu, R. (eds.) (2020). Romanian Humour. Kraków: Tertium. Lundquist, L. (2021). ‘Humour socialisation. Why the Danes
Abstract Book review References Husserl, E. (1970). The Crisis of European Sciences and Transcendental Phenomenology: An Introduction to Phenomenological Philosophy. (Trans. D. Carr). Evanston: Northwestern
Abstract Book review References Dynel, M. (2017). “But seriously: on conversational humour and (un)truthfulness.” Lingua 197, pp. 83-102. Cassiday, J. A., Johnson, E. D. (2013).
Abstract Book review References Douglas, M. (1968). ‘The social control of cognition: some factors in joke perception’. Man 3 (3), pp. 361-376. Duranti, A. (2015).
Abstract Book review References Attardo, S. (2020). The Linguistics of Humour: An Introduction. Oxford: Oxford University Press. Dynel, M. (Ed.). (2013). Developments in Linguistic Humour
Abstract Book review References Dynel, M. (2017). ‘Academics vs. American scriptwriters vs. academics: a battle over the etic and emic „sarcasm” and „irony” labels’. Language
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Abstract This study focuses on the conceptions and practices of Iberian (Portuguese and Spanish) mathematics teachers regarding instructional humour. Specifically, the study aims to answer
Abstract Recently, scholarship on humour in teaching and learning has focused on the use of instructional humour. Past studies have reported that instructional humour
Abstract The aim of this study is to assess the impact of sexist advertisements on the perception of advertisements’ violation, ridiculousness and consumers’ intention to
