UID:
edoccha_9959649148002883
Format:
1 online resource (x, 184 pages)
ISBN:
9781501501586
,
1501501585
,
9781501501647
,
150150164X
,
9781501510526
,
1501510525
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"--Provided by publisher.
Note:
1. Introduction -- 2. Conceptualizing failed humor -- 3. Failed humor as miscommunication -- 4. Triggers of failed humor -- 5. Triggers of failure specific to humor -- 6. Managing failed humor in interaction -- 7. Failed humor and society -- 8. Conclusion -- Appendix.
Language:
English
DOI:
10.1515/9781501501586
URL:
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