The Dynamics of Interactional Humor

The Dynamics of Interactional Humor: Creating and negotiating humor in everyday encounters (Topics in Humor Research) by Villy Tsakona (Editor),‎ Jan Chovanec (Editor) This book deals with the construction of diverse forms of humor in everyday oral, written, and mediatized interactions. It sheds light on the differences and, most importantly, the similarities in the production […]

Metapragmatics of Humor

Metapragmatics of Humor: Current research trends (IVITRA Research in Linguistics and Literature) by Leonor Ruiz-Gurillo (Editor) Metapragmatics of Humor: Current research trends contributes to a new area in the pragmatics of humor: its conception as a metapragmatic ability.

Gender and Humor

Gender and Humor: Interdisciplinary and International Perspectives (Routledge Research in Cultural and Media Studies) 1st Edition by Delia Chiaro (Editor), Raffaella Baccolini (Editor) In the mid-seventies, both gender studies and humor studies emerged as new disciplines, with scholars from various fields undertaking research in these areas.

Handbook of Humor Research

Handbook of Humor Research: Volume II: Applied Studies Softcover reprint of the original 1st ed. 1983 Edition by P.E. McGhee (Editor), J.H. Goldstein (Editor) Progress in understanding humor and developing a comprehensive, testable theory of humor has been slow in coming. Fortunately, we do not need to have at our command a thorough understanding of […]

We are Not Amused

We are Not Amused: Failed Humor in Interaction (Humor Research [HR]) by Nancy Bell (Author) Placing failed humor within the broader category of miscommunication and drawing on a range of conversational data,