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Functions of Language
Vol. 23:3 (2016) ► pp.384–390
Book review

Nancy Bell. We are not amused. Failed humor in interaction
Berlin: Walter de Gruyter, 2015. vii + 184 pp. ISBN 978 1 5015 1052 6

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Published online: 16 February 2017
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