Failed humor: Issues in non-native speakers' appreciation and understanding of humor

Intercultural Pragmatics

Volumn 7, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 423-447

  Bell, Nancy ^a   Attardo, Salvatore ^b  

^a WASHINGTON STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b TEXAS A AND M UNIVERSITY COMMERCE   (United States)

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EID: 77956052103     PISSN: 1612295X     EISSN: 1613365X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1515/IPRG.2010.019     Document Type: Article

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