The last laugh: Shared laughter and topic termination

2010/03/05 by Elizabeth Holt · 1 voice · 2 citations
Arts and Humanities · Psychology · #Discourse Analysis in Language Studies #Humor Studies and Applications #Language, Discourse, Communication Strategies

paper · doi:10.1016/j.pragma.2010.01.011

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Citations

• Po-faced receipts of teases
• Figures of speech: Figurative expressions and the management of topic transition in conversation
• Complainable Matters: The Use of Idiomatic Expressions in Making Complaints

Cited by

• On the nature of “laughables”
• Using Laugh Responses to Defuse Complaints

Discussions

• Holt, E. (2010). The last laugh: Shared laughter and topic termination. Journal of Pragmatics, 42(6), 1513–1525. doi.org/10.1016/j.pr... [bsky, 5 points, 0 comments]