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Publication details [#65679]

Dynel, Marta and Fabio I.M. Poppi. 2019. Risum teneatis, amici? : The socio-pragmatics of RoastMe humour. Journal of Pragmatics 139 : 1–21.
Publication type
Article in journal
Publication language
English
Place, Publisher
Elsevier

Annotation

This paper limns RoastMe, a spur of the traditional roast. RoastMe is a social media practice included in a humorous frame and based on ritual insults. RoastMe insults aiming at a roastee are innately creative and amusement-oriented; they also propose mock impoliteness, targeting solidarity. They should not programmatically offend but may be viewed as offensive.