We Are Not Amused
Bell, Nancy
We Are Not Amused Failed Humor in Interaction / Nancy Bell. - 1 online resource (194 p.)
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Placing failed humor within the broader category of miscommunication and drawing on a range of conversational data, this text represents the first comprehensive study of failed humor. It provides a framework for classifying the types of failure that can occur, examines the strategies used by both speakers and hearers to avoid and manage failure, and highlights the crucial role humor plays in social identity and relationship management.
9781501501586
Language Arts & Disciplines / Linguistics
Language arts
Electronic books.
We Are Not Amused Failed Humor in Interaction / Nancy Bell. - 1 online resource (194 p.)
Access copy available to the general public.
Placing failed humor within the broader category of miscommunication and drawing on a range of conversational data, this text represents the first comprehensive study of failed humor. It provides a framework for classifying the types of failure that can occur, examines the strategies used by both speakers and hearers to avoid and manage failure, and highlights the crucial role humor plays in social identity and relationship management.
9781501501586
Language Arts & Disciplines / Linguistics
Language arts
Electronic books.