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We are not amused : failed humor in interaction /

"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 b...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Bell, Nancy, 1969- (Autor)
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Berlin ; Boston : De Gruyter Mouton, [2015]
Colección:Humor research ; v. 10.
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Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • 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.