Humour : a very short introduction /
Humour has been discovered in every known human culture and thinkers have discussed it for over two thousand years. Humour can serve many functions; it can be used to relieve stress, to promote goodwill among strangers, to dissipate tension within a fractious group, to display intelligence, and some...
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| Format: | Book |
| Language: | English |
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Oxford, United Kingdom :
Oxford University Press,
2014.
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| Edition: | First edition. |
| Series: | Very short introductions ;
378. |
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Table of Contents:
- A very short introduction
- The nature of humour
- Humour, emotion, and cognition
- Humour and value.