Abstract Researchers have pointed out that rhetorical strategies have a significant impact on producing humour in Chinese talk shows, while few of them have
Abstract Audiovisual texts are social semiotic constructions that arbitrate reality according to a set of discursive patterns and established beliefs. Therefore, it is natural for
Abstract When serious official political statements are not enough to get people’s votes, politicians often turn to attention-grabbing and emotion-triggering self-presentation. They give the public
Abstract The paper deals with Ukrainian President’s Zelensky image in political cartoons and memes. They are forms of political humour and can be examined in
Abstract A century ago, the Greek-Turkish War of 1919-1922 (Turkish War of Liberation/Asia Minor Campaign) was reaching its culmination point. The war was also fought
Abstract The majority of studies on Nigerian comedy are discourse- and pragmatics-related, despite the impact of phonology on humour creation as seminal studies have shown.
Abstract This paper analyses whether the comprehension of a joke in Italian as a foreign language is influenced by personal or task elements, whether comprehension
Abstract Scrapbook for the 10th anniversary of the European Journal of Humour Research
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Abstract Book review References Ding, X.L. (2013). ‘Freedom and political humour: their social meaning in contemporary China’, in Milner Davis, J. & Chey, J. (eds.),
Abstract Book review References Attardo, S. (2001). Humorous Texts: A Semantic and Pragmatic Analysis. Berlin: Mouton de Gruyter. Attardo, S. & Raskin, V. (1991). ‘Script
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Abstract Book review References Athanasiadou, A. & Colston, H. L. (eds.). (2017). Irony in Language Use and Communication (Vol. 1). Amsterdam: John Benjamins. Attardo, S.
Abstract Book review References Bakhtin, M. M. (1984a). Problems of Dostoevsky’s Poetics. (C. Emerson, ed. and trans.). Minneapolis: University of Minnesota Press. Bakhtin, M. M.
Abstract This study aims to provide an overview of humorous travel-related memes shared during the COVID-19 pandemic. A total of 80 Internet memes were content
Abstract The analysis of memes posted on Moroccan Facebook pages during the first wave of Covid-19 pandemic shows that the use of humour by Moroccans
Abstract In this study, we analyse conversations recorded during ethnographic research in two bilingual communities on the island of Rhodes, Greece. We examine: (a) the
Abstract The transfer of humorous elements in audio-visual texts is a challenging task as verbal expressions heavily rely on witty wordplay and are visually bound.
Abstract This study investigated: (a) the mediating role of affect between humour events and well-being at work and (b) the moderating role of psychological work
Abstract This paper takes an intercultural approach to identifying and discussing rendition strategies of one specific punchline recurrent in scripted telecinematic discourse: That’s what she
Abstract Prior research has indicated that gelotophobia, people’s fear of being laughed at, influences their emotions toward a disparaging humorous event. Based on two experiments
Abstract A growing body of evidence suggests that there is a link between laughter and memory. However, no research has been done to show a
Abstract This article analyses the social reaction to Francisco Franco’s exhumation from his burial place in the Valley of the Fallen at the end of
Abstract In 1939, when the Spanish civil war had recently ended, avant-garde humorists Miguel Mihura and Tono published an absurdist propaganda ‘novel’, María de la
