Add to ORKGpeer-reviewedThis chapter brings instances of humour and laughter into relief using a corpusof authentic institutional interaction of English language teachers in school staffmeetings. Humour is used within the meetings as a means of showing mutualsupport and creating solidarity. The corpus also contains a large proportionof subversive humour, or humour which is directed against the institution,individuals in the group, the group itself and the students. Identifying humourin the data is not a simple case of finding instances of laughter or assumingthat it signifies either the intention of the speaker to elicit laughter, or to behumourous. However, wherever humour is manifested, laughter frequentlyoccurs. The methodological issue of identify...
International audienceHumour and learning in a distance practice of English for specific purposes In...
In psychology, humour refers to ‘a specific positive emotion that is elicited by the perception of p...
The importance of humour has been increasing the interest in its potential applications in a variety...
This chapter brings instances of humour and laughter into relief using a corpusof authentic institut...
The linguistic expression of humour is a multifaceted area of research that encompasses the cognitiv...
The focal point of most investigations into classroom discourse tends to be on the institutionally s...
The focal point of most investigations into classroom discourse tends to be on the institutionally s...
The focal point of most investigations into classroom discourse tends to be on the institutionally s...
The focal point of most investigations into classroom discourse tends to be on the institutionally s...
This paper examines how several experienced English language teachers of various nationalities who w...
This book examines what speakers try to achieve by producing ‘laughter-talk’ (the talk preceding and...
This book examines what speakers try to achieve by producing ‘laughter-talk’ (the talk preceding and...
This article focuses on humour and the role that it plays in the development and maintenance of clas...
This book examines what speakers try to achieve by producing \u2018laughter-talk\u2019 (the talk pre...
In psychology, humour refers to ‘a specific positive emotion that is elicited by the perception of p...
International audienceHumour and learning in a distance practice of English for specific purposes In...
In psychology, humour refers to ‘a specific positive emotion that is elicited by the perception of p...
The importance of humour has been increasing the interest in its potential applications in a variety...
This chapter brings instances of humour and laughter into relief using a corpusof authentic institut...
The linguistic expression of humour is a multifaceted area of research that encompasses the cognitiv...
The focal point of most investigations into classroom discourse tends to be on the institutionally s...
The focal point of most investigations into classroom discourse tends to be on the institutionally s...
The focal point of most investigations into classroom discourse tends to be on the institutionally s...
The focal point of most investigations into classroom discourse tends to be on the institutionally s...
This paper examines how several experienced English language teachers of various nationalities who w...
This book examines what speakers try to achieve by producing ‘laughter-talk’ (the talk preceding and...
This book examines what speakers try to achieve by producing ‘laughter-talk’ (the talk preceding and...
This article focuses on humour and the role that it plays in the development and maintenance of clas...
This book examines what speakers try to achieve by producing \u2018laughter-talk\u2019 (the talk pre...
In psychology, humour refers to ‘a specific positive emotion that is elicited by the perception of p...
International audienceHumour and learning in a distance practice of English for specific purposes In...
In psychology, humour refers to ‘a specific positive emotion that is elicited by the perception of p...
The importance of humour has been increasing the interest in its potential applications in a variety...