Humour /
The study of humour constitutes an extremely broad range of approaches related to a multiplicity of disciplines across the social sciences. Work on humour can be found in philosophy, political studies, sociology, media studies, linguistics, and psychology, amongst others. Its scope is large, encompa...
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| Format: | eBook |
| Language: | English |
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London :
SAGE Publications Ltd.,
2020.
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| Series: | Folklore and oral cultures.
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| Online Access: | Connect to the full text of this electronic book |
| Summary: | The study of humour constitutes an extremely broad range of approaches related to a multiplicity of disciplines across the social sciences. Work on humour can be found in philosophy, political studies, sociology, media studies, linguistics, and psychology, amongst others. Its scope is large, encompassing humour as a form of communication in both everyday interactions between people and within forms of culture such as television and books. It focuses on how humour is produced, what constitutes humour, what effects humour has, and the purposes for which humour is used. The study of humour is asserted as significant because humour and comedy are typically understood as ordinary, everyday phenomena that are easily understood and largely insignificant. As such, studying humour often represents an intervention into long-established disciplines ... |
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| Physical Description: | 1 online resource. |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| ISBN: | 9781529745573 1529745578 9781526421036 1526421038 |