Table of contents
Chapter 1.Investigating the dynamics of humor: Towards a theory of interactional humor
1
Part 1.Designing humor in oral interactions
27
Chapter 2.Reactions to jab lines in conversational storytelling
29
Chapter 3.Discourse markers as guides to understanding spontaneous humor and irony
57
Chapter 4.The pragmatics of humor in bilingual conversations
77
Chapter 5.Laughing at you or laughing with you? Humor negotiation in intercultural stand-up comedy
105
Chapter 6.Teasing as audience engagement: Setting up the unexpected during television comedy monologues
127
Part 2.Designing humor in mediated interactions
153
Chapter 7.Laughter and non-humorous situations in TV documentaries
155
Chapter 8.“Cool children” and “super seniors” cross into youth language: Humorous constructions of youthfulness in Greek family sitcoms
181
Chapter 9.No child’s play: A philosophical pragmatic view of overt pretense as a vehicle for conversational humor
205
Chapter 10.Online joint fictionalization
229
Chapter 11.On-line humorous representations of the 2015 Greek national elections: Acting and interacting about politics on social media
257
Chapter 12.Positive non-humorous effects of humor on the Internet
283
List of contributors
305
Index
311
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