Publications
Bell, Nancy. 2010. Failed humor: Issues in non-native speakers' appreciation and understanding of humor. Intercultural Pragmatics 7 (3) : 423–447.
Bell, Nancy. 2009. Learning about and through humor in the second language classroom. Language Teaching Research 13 (3) : 241–258.
Bell, Nancy. 2009. Making connections: Considering the dynamics of narrative stability from a relational approach. Narrative Inquiry 19 (2) : 280–305.
Bell, Nancy. 2007. How native and non-native English speakers adapt to humor in intercultural interaction. Humor 20 (1) : 27–48.
Bell, Nancy. 2007. Humor comprehension: Lessons learned from cross-cultural communication. Humor 20 (4) : 367–387.
Bell, Nancy. 2007. Safe Territory? The Humorous Narratives of Bilingual Women. Research on Language and Social Interaction 40 (2,3) : 199–225.
Bell, Nancy. 2006. Interactional adjustments in humorous intercultural communication. Intercultural Pragmatics 3 (1) : 1–28.
Bell, Nancy. 2005. Exploring L2 Language Play as an Aid to SLL: A Case Study of Humour in NS–NNS Interaction. Applied Linguistics 26 (2) : 192–218.