Functions of humor in the conversations of men and women

Journal of Pragmatics

Volumn 32, Issue 6, 2000, Pages 709-742

  Hay, Jennifer ^a  

^a NORTHWESTERN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Conversation; Gender; Humor; Jokes; New Zealand; Teasing

Indexed keywords

EID: 0034179224     PISSN: 03782166     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/s0378-2166(99)00069-7     Document Type: Article

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