Abstract This paper examines the phenomenon of humorous Internet memes within the context of news and political culture, sometimes referred to as LOLitics. LOLitics are
Abstract A study of editorial cartoons published over the last 40 years, that have been the subject of complaint to the New Zealand Press Council
Abstract In 2010, Brother a well-known local identity living on a busy street corner in Wellington, told court appointed psychiatrists he boogied with the
Abstract Editorial: “Anything goes?” Editorial: “Anything Goes?” References Billig, M. (2005). Laughter and Ridicule. London: Sage. Davies, C. (1998). Jokes and Their Relations to Society.
Abstract Book review of Schmidt, S. (2014). Seriously Funny: Mexican Political Jokes as Social Resistance. Translated by Schmidt, A. Tucson, AZ: The University of Arizona Press.
Abstract Book review: Ruiz Gurillo, L. & Alvarado Ortega, M. B. (eds). (2013). Irony and Humor: From Pragmatics to Discourse. Amsterdam: John Benjamins. vi+270 pp.
Abstract Humourisation of the offensive occupies a position of distinctive prominence in our study of how we experience humour. The offensive is often found to
Abstract In this research, I am trying to define a new concept which I shall call Enjoyment Reducer, referring to verbal or visual content, incorporated
Abstract A corpus of 750 product reviews extracted from Amazon.com was analyzed for specific lexical, grammatical, and semantic features to identify differences between satirical and
Abstract This article analyses a sports-related satirical-parody television series as a generator of preferred meanings that may be associated with an ideological context of a
Abstract This paper studies the evolution of political humour in media in the United States after 9/11. Previous research has identified patterns in the evolution
Abstract Socialism produces distinct forms of humorous ridicule that are relatively rare in capitalist, bourgeois democracies. These forms are arranged in a hierarchy that reflects
Abstract Book review: Weingärtner, T. (2013). Comedy-Boom in Japan: Performative und mediale Rahmung von Humor in der aktuellen Populärkultur [Framing of humour through performance and
Abstract This paper gives a definition and historical background of the Tom Swifty, addresses different types of punning employed in Tom Swifties, and discusses topics
Abstract Through characters who openly express distress over imagined pains, “Jerome at the BBC” treats BBC’s Three Men in a Boat as a playful critique
Abstract The growing interest in humour within the field of Cognitive Linguistics during the past few years has led to the conclusion that humour exploits
Abstract Clowning is a form of humour. It is an art form that invites play, interaction, and laughter. Clown Care is a programme in hospitals
Abstract This review presents Hungarian Humour (Humour and Culture 3) edited by Anna T. Litovkina, Judith Sollosy, Péter Medgyes and Dorota Brzozowska and published by Tertium in Krakow, in 2012.
Abstract A book review of John Charles Simon’s book (2008) Why We Laugh – A New Understanding. Carmel, IN: Starbrook Press. 301 pp. References Bergson,
Abstract Book review: Michael Roemer, Shocked but Connected: Notes on Laughter. Lanham, MD: Rowman & Littlefield Publishers. 288 pp. References Bergson, H. (1999 [1911]) Laughter:
Abstract It has often been remarked that jokes involve some form of distorted logic, but the details of this joke logic have not been fully
Abstract By taking a pragma-rhetorical approach, this article characterises the genre of Géza Hofi’s political humour, developed during the communist Kádár era in Hungary, and
Abstract This paper presents and discusses the forms of humour employed by New Zealand primary school teachers when talking about children’s safety in the outdoor
Abstract In order for joking to actually have a function in the workplace, it must have a forum. There are many pieces of empirical research
Abstract Book review: Language and Humour in the Media. Jan Chovanec and Isabel Ermida (Eds.), Cambridge: Cambridge Scholars Publishing. 2012.
