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Edmondson, Munro S. 1987. Notes on laughter. Anthropological Linguistics 29 (1) : 23–34.

Publication type

Article in journal

Publication language

English

Keywords

empathy | laughter

Language as a subject

English, American | Tzotzil

Annotation

E. presents a phonetic analysis of laughter. It is argued that laughter is a relational expression, encoding individuality, degree of self-consciousness, and intensity.