Exploring the Sociopragmatics of Online Humor Villy Tsakona

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Tsakona, Villy, author.

Series:

Topics in Humor Research 2212-8999 12

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Discourse studies.

Humor studies.

Pragmatics.

Sociolinguistics and Dialectology.

Local Subjects:

Discourse studies.

Humor studies.

Pragmatics.

Sociolinguistics and Dialectology.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (xi, 264 pages)

Place of Publication:

Amsterdam ; Philadelphia : John Benjamins Publishing Company, 2024

Summary:

This monograph explores the diverse sociopragmatic functions and meanings of humorous discourse in various online contexts affecting its use. To this end, an analytical model is proposed which takes into consideration the aspects of context which are relevant to the production and reception of humor, and hence to its sociopragmatic analysis. The model is employed for addressing research questions such as the following: Why may an utterance/text be intended and perceived as humorous by some speakers and fail for others? How and why may speakers attempt to regulate language use through humor? Why and how may the same humorous utterance/text engender diverse and contradictory interpretations? How do speakers create social groups and project social identities through humor? How could the sociopragmatic analysis of humor form the basis for teaching about humor within a critical literacy framework? Provided by publisher.

Contents:

Introduction

Chapter 1. Humor and context within the (socio)pragmatic theories of humor

Chapter 2. Humorous and non-humorous interpretations of attempts at humor - or why humor may fail

Chapter 3. Humor as metapragmatic commentary on language use - or how people attempt to regulate language use through humor

Chapter 4. Humorous ambiguity - or why humor may engender diverse and contradictory interpretations

Chapter 5. Evaluation and intertextuality in humorous discourse - or how speakers create social groups through humor

Chapter 6. Humor and critical literacy - or what and how we can learn about humor from its sociopragmatic analysis

Chapter 7. Conclusions

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and indexes.

Other Format:

Hardbound version:

ISBN:

9789027246790

Access Restriction:

Restricted for use by site license.