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We Are Not Amused : Failed Humor in Interaction / Nancy Bell.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Bell, Nancy, 1969- author.
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Language arts.
- Genre:
- Electronic books.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (194 pages)
- Other Title:
- Knowledge Unlatched.
- Place of Publication:
- [Place of publication not identified] : De Gruyter Mouton, 2015.
- System Details:
- text file
- Summary:
- 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.
- Notes:
- Description based on print version record.
- Local Notes:
- KU Select 2018: HSS Backlist Books
- BiblioBoard internal publisher id: 102419
- ISBN:
- 9781501501586
- Access Restriction:
- Open Access Unrestricted online access
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