Format:
Online-Ressource
ISBN:
9783110198492
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9783110186161
Series Statement:
Humor Research 8
Content:
The book is intended to provide a definitive view of the field of humor research for both beginning and established scholars in a variety of fields who are developing an interest in humor and need to familiarize themselves with the available body of knowledge. Each chapter of the book is devoted to an important aspect of humor research or to a disciplinary approach to the field, and each is written by the leading expert or emerging scholar in that area. There are two primary motivations for the book. The positive one is to collect and summarize the impressive body of knowledge accumulated in h
Note:
Description based upon print version of record
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Frontmatter; Contents; Theory of humor and practice of humor research: Editor's notes and thoughts; Psychology of humor; A primer for the linguistics of humor; Undertaking the comparative study of humor; Humor in anthropology and folklore; Philosophy and religion; Literature and humor; Humor and popular culture; Historical views of humor; Computational humor: Beyond the pun?; The sociology of humor; Beyond "Wit and Persuasion": Rhetoric, composition, and humor studies; Applications of humor: Health, the workplace, and education; Humor and health; Humor in literature; Communication and humor
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Verbally expressed humor and translationCartoons: Drawn jokes?; Backmatter;
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In English
Additional Edition:
ISBN 9783110186161
Additional Edition:
Druckausg.: The primer of humor research
Additional Edition:
Erscheint auch als Druck-Ausgabe The primer of humor research Berlin : Mouton de Gruyter, 2008 ISBN 3110186160
Additional Edition:
ISBN 3110186853
Additional Edition:
ISBN 9783110186161
Additional Edition:
ISBN 9783110186857
Language:
English
Subjects:
Comparative Studies. Non-European Languages/Literatures
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English Studies
Keywords:
Humor
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Kultur
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Electronic books
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Aufsatzsammlung
DOI:
10.1515/9783110198492
URL:
Volltext
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Author information:
Raskin, Victor 1944-
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