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Publication details [#66823]

Schnurr, Stephanie and Kieran Andrew File. 2019. That match was “a bit like losing your virginity”. Failed humour, face and identity construction in TV interviews with professional athletes and coaches. Journal of Pragmatics 152 : 132–144.
Publication type
Article in journal
Publication language
English
Keywords
face maintenance | humor | identity construction | identity negotiation | interview | sports language | television
Place, Publisher
Elsevier
Journal WWW
www.sciencedirect.com/web-editions

Annotation

This article deals with failed humour in the context of public-facing media interactions. The particular focus is the implications of failed humour in this context on identity construction and face threat.