Publications
Publication details [#55218]
Ritchie, L. David. 2011. “You're lying to Jesus!”: Humor and play in a discussion about homelessness. Humor 24 (4) : 481–511. 
Publication type
Article in journal
Publication language
English
Keywords
Place, Publisher
De Gruyter
Journal WWW
Annotation
This study shows how the identification of joking patterns and wordplay in the talk of a group of young adults on the issues and problems related to homelessness, can offer insights into how people achieve task-oriented, relational and interactive goals in everyday conversation.