Humorous communication: Finding a place for humor in communication research

Communication Theory

Volumn 12, Issue 4, 2002, Pages 423-445

  Lynch, Owen Hanley ^a  

^a TEXAS A AND M UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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ACADEMIC RESEARCH; COMMUNICATION;

EID: 0141671650     PISSN: 10503293     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1468-2885.2002.tb00277.x     Document Type: Article

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