Analyzing conversational data in GTVH terms: A new approach to the issue of identity construction via humoru

Humor

Volumn 18, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 41-68

  Archakis, Argiris ^a   Tsakona, Villy ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PATRAS   (Greece)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ATHENS   (Greece)

Author keywords

General Theory of Verbal Humor; Group identity; Humorous conversational narratives; Identity construction; Laughter; Target

Indexed keywords

EID: 23844499742     PISSN: 09331719     EISSN: 09331719     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Review

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