The European Journal of Humour Research

Vol 7, No 1 (2019)

Book review. Chen, Li-Chi Lee (2017). Taiwanese and Polish Humor: A Socio-Pragmatic Analysis. Newcastle upon Tyne: Cambridge Scholars Publishing

Konrad Magdziarz

Abstract

The  entry Taiwanese and Polish Humor: A Socio-Pragmatic Analysis is an attempt at comparing and contrasting the uses of humour occuring in spoken interactions in two subjectively different cultures.

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