The language of laughter: A quantitative/qualitative fusion examining television narrative and humor

Journal of Broadcasting and Electronic Media

Volumn 53, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 497-514

  Lieberman, Evan A ^a   Neuendorf, Kimberly A ^a   Denny, James ^a   Skalski, Paul D ^a   Wang, Jia ^a  

^a CLEVELAND STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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EID: 71149083948     PISSN: 08838151     EISSN: 15506878     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/08838150903336141     Document Type: Article

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