Publications

Publication details [#53212]

Richards, Keith. 2010. Professional orientation in back region humor. Text & Talk 30 (2) : 145–167.
Publication type
Article in journal
Publication language
English
Place, Publisher
De Gruyter

Annotation

Examining humor in the prototypical back region settings of a school staffroom and an agricultural research establishment, this study suggests a connection between styles of back region humor and professional orientation and discusses the possible contribution of linguistic ethnography via the comparison of characteristics of different social worlds.