The central aim of this paper is to apply the General Theory of Verbal Humor (henceforth GTVH; Attardo 2001) to conversational narratives and to integrate it with sociopragmatic approaches...
Keywords: General Theory of Verbal Humor, identity construction, humorous conversational narratives, target, group identity, laughter
04/2005 | Humor - International Journal of Humor Research, Walter de GruyterThis analysis brings together Goffman's concept of alignment, Bakhtin's notion of dialogicality, and A...
Keywords: discourse analysis, intertextuality, repetition, family discourse, identity construction, mother
09/2006 | Text - Interdisciplinary Journal for the Study of Discourse, Walter de Gruyter