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Metapragmatics of Humor: Current research trends
Edited by Leonor Ruiz-Gurillo
[IVITRA Research in Linguistics and Literature 14] 2016
► pp. v–vi

Table of Contents

Exploring metapragmatics of humor 1
Editor
Part 1.Revisions and applications of General Theory of Verbal Humor (GTVH) in a metapragmatic context
The variables of the evaluative functional relationship: The case of humorous discourse 11
Humor and advertising in Twitter: An approach from the General Theory of Verbal Humor and metapragmatics 35
Beyond verbal incongruity: A genre-specific model for the interpretation of humor in political cartoons 57
Metapragmatics of humor: Variability, negotiability and adaptability in humorous monologues 79
Part 2.Metapragmatic awareness of humor across textual modes
2.1Jokes
Lawyers, great lawyers, and liars: The metapragmatics of lying in lawyer jokes 107
A look at metalinguistic jokes based on intentional morphological reanalysis 127
2.2TV genres
How do French humorists adapt across situations? A corpus study of their prosodic and (dis)fluency profiles 147
Truthiness and consequences: A cognitive pragmatic analysis of Stephen Colbert’s satirical strategies and effects 177
2.3Conversation
Adaptability and negotiability in conversational humor: A matter of gender 193
Teasing in casual conversations: An opportunistic discursive strategy 215
Smiling, gaze, and humor in conversation: A pilot study 235
Part 3.Metapragmatic practices within the acquisition of humor
Understanding of humorous intentions: A developmental approach 257
Children using phraseology for humorous purposes: The case of 9-10-year-olds 273


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