UID:
almahu_9948083723102882
Format:
1 online resource (x, 194 p.)
Edition:
1st ed.
ISBN:
1-5015-0164-X
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1-5015-0158-5
Series Statement:
Humor research, volume 10
Content:
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.
Note:
Description based upon print version of record.
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Front matter --
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Acknowledgements --
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Preface --
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Table of Contents --
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1. Introduction --
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2. Conceptualizing Failed Humor --
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3. Failed Humor as Miscommunication --
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4. Triggers of Failed Humor --
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5. Triggers of Failure Specific to Humor --
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6. Managing Failed Humor in Interaction --
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7. Failed Humor and Society --
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8. Conclusion --
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Appendix A: Transcription Conventions --
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References --
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Index
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Issued also in print.
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English
Additional Edition:
ISBN 1-5015-1052-5
Language:
English
Subjects:
Comparative Studies. Non-European Languages/Literatures
Keywords:
Electronic books
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Electronic books.
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Electronic books.
DOI:
10.1515/9781501501586
URL:
Volltext
(Open Access)
URL:
https://doi.org/10.1515/9781501501586
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