Politeness, humor and gender in the workplace: Negotiating norms and identifying contestation

Journal of Politeness Research

Volumn 1, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 121-149

  Holmes, Janet ^a   Schnurr, Stephanie ^a  

^a NONE

Author keywords

Gender; Humor; Methodology; Relational practice; Workplace discourse analysis

Indexed keywords

EID: 33646679455     PISSN: 16125681     EISSN: 16134877     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1515/jplr.2005.1.1.121     Document Type: Article

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