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Publication details [#43976]
Ervin-Tripp, Susan M. and Martin Lampert. 2006. Risky laughter: Teasing and self-directed joking among male and female friends. Journal of Pragmatics 38 (1) : 51–72.
Publication type
Article in journal
Publication language
English
Place, Publisher
Elsevier
Journal WWW
Annotation
This paper on the interpretation of humor in mixed gender conversation, discusses how one may avoid risky laughter, such as other-directed teases and self-targeted humor, out of fear of generating or reinforcing undesirable assumptions.