The anatomy of laughter /

Bibliographic Details
Other Authors:	Garfitt, Toby, McMorran, Edith, Taylor, Jane
Format:	Book
Language:	English French
Language Notes:	Texts in English and French.
Published:	London : Legenda, 2005.
Series:	Studies in comparative literature (Oxford, England) ; 8.
Subjects:	Laughter in literature > Congresses. Humor in literature > Congresses. Laughter > Congresses. Wit and humor > History and criticism > Congresses. Rire dans la littérature > Congrès. Rire > Congrès. Humor in literature. Laughter. Laughter in literature. Wit and humor. Lachen > Geschichte > Kongressbericht. Lachen > Motiv (Literatur) > Kongress (Oxford, 2001) Humor > Literatur > Kongress (Oxford, 2001) Literatur > Humor > Kongress (Oxford, 2001) Conference papers and proceedings. Criticism, interpretation, etc.
Online Access:	Table of contents

Table of Contents:

Introduction / Jane Taylor
1. Anatomie et etymologie : ordre et desordre du rire selon Laurent Joubert / Dominique Bertrand
2. The sound of laughter : recent concepts and findings in research into laughter vocalizations / Silke Kipper and Dietmar Todt
3. Why can't you tickle yourself? / Sarah-Jayne Blakemore
4. Belly laughs / Michael Holland
5. Upping the ante/i : exaggeration in Celine and Valles / Walter Redfern
6. Humour styles and class cultures : highbrow humour and lowbrow humour in the Netherlands / Giselinde Kuipers
7. Searching for jokes : language, translation, and the cross-cultural comparison of humour / Christie Davies
8. And what if they don't laugh? / Ted Cohen.