The Primer of Humor Research.
Title:
The Primer of Humor Research.
Author:
Raskin, Victor.
ISBN:
9783110198492
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Physical Description:
1 online resource (678 pages)
Series:
Humor Research [HR] ; v.8
Humor Research [HR]
Contents:
Frontmatter -- Contents -- Theory of humor and practice of humor research: Editor's notes and thoughts -- Psychology of humor -- A primer for the linguistics of humor -- Undertaking the comparative study of humor -- Humor in anthropology and folklore -- Philosophy and religion -- Literature and humor -- Humor and popular culture -- Historical views of humor -- Computational humor: Beyond the pun? -- The sociology of humor -- Beyond "Wit and Persuasion": Rhetoric, composition, and humor studies -- Applications of humor: Health, the workplace, and education -- Humor and health -- Humor in literature -- Communication and humor -- Verbally expressed humor and translation -- Cartoons: Drawn jokes? -- Backmatter.
Abstract:
The book provides a definitive view of the field of humor research for both beginning and established scholars in a variety of fields who are developing an interest in humor and need to familiarize themselves with the available body of knowledge. Each chapter of the book is devoted to an important aspect of humor research or to a disciplinary approach to the field, and each is written by the leading expert or emerging scholar in that area.
Local Note:
Electronic reproduction. Ann Arbor, Michigan : ProQuest Ebook Central, 2017. Available via World Wide Web. Access may be limited to ProQuest Ebook Central affiliated libraries.
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