Learning to be funny in Spanish during study abroad: L2 humor development

Modern Language Journal

Volumn 97, Issue 4, 2013, Pages 930-946

  Shively, Rachel L ^a  

^a ILLINOIS STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Humor; Language play; Language socialization; Second language pragmatics; Spanish; Study abroad

Indexed keywords

EID: 84888071006     PISSN: 00267902     EISSN: 15404781     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1540-4781.2013.12043.x     Document Type: Article

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