The Importance of Not Being Earnest: The feeling behind laughter and humorJohn Benjamins Publishing, 1. feb. 2007 - 167 síður The thesis of this book is that neither laughter nor humor can be understood apart from the feeling that underlies them. This feeling is a mental state in which people exclude some situation from their knowledge of how the world really is, thereby inhibiting seriousness where seriousness would be counterproductive. Laughter is viewed as an expression of this feeling, and humor as a set of devices designed to trigger it because it is so pleasant and distracting. Beginning with phonetic analyses of laughter, the book examines ways in which the feeling behind the laughter is elicited by both humorous and nonhumorous situations. It discusses properties of this feeling that justify its inclusion in the repertoire of human emotions. Against this background it illustrates the creation of humor in several folklore genres and across several cultures. Finally, it reconciles this understanding with various already familiar ways of explaining humor and laughter. |
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Síða 4
... lungs), and the head, in extreme laughter, is thrown backward; the trunk is straightened even to the beginning of bending backward, until (and this usually happens soon), fatigue-pain in the diaphragm and accessory abdominal muscles ...
... lungs), and the head, in extreme laughter, is thrown backward; the trunk is straightened even to the beginning of bending backward, until (and this usually happens soon), fatigue-pain in the diaphragm and accessory abdominal muscles ...
Síða 11
... lungs that interfere with breathing and make it difficult for us to perform physical tasks. At the same time, we are psychologically distracted from giving them serious thought by an accompanying euphoria. As long as we remain in this ...
... lungs that interfere with breathing and make it difficult for us to perform physical tasks. At the same time, we are psychologically distracted from giving them serious thought by an accompanying euphoria. As long as we remain in this ...
Síða 17
... lungs, larynx, tongue, lips, and sometimes the nose. And, like the sounds of speech, laughter depends on expelling “used” air from the lungs (air with depleted oxygen and a higher level of carbon dioxide), before a following inhalation ...
... lungs, larynx, tongue, lips, and sometimes the nose. And, like the sounds of speech, laughter depends on expelling “used” air from the lungs (air with depleted oxygen and a higher level of carbon dioxide), before a following inhalation ...
Síða 18
... lungs to exit finally through the mouth. Especially important in laughter are the lungs and larynx, the area below the dashed line, with the tongue and lips playing lesser roles. Figure 2.2 shows four different ways of representing ...
... lungs to exit finally through the mouth. Especially important in laughter are the lungs and larynx, the area below the dashed line, with the tongue and lips playing lesser roles. Figure 2.2 shows four different ways of representing ...
Síða 19
... lungs into the larynx, where they are typically modified in ways that make them more audible. The larynx is a primary source of loudness in both laughter and speech. In most though not all laughter, the vocal folds within the larynx are ...
... lungs into the larynx, where they are typically modified in ways that make them more audible. The larynx is a primary source of loudness in both laughter and speech. In most though not all laughter, the vocal folds within the larynx are ...
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The Importance of Not Being Earnest: The Feeling Behind Laughter and Humor Wallace L. Chafe Takmarkað sýnishorn - 2007 |
The Importance of Not Being Earnest: The Feeling Behind Laughter and Humor Wallace Chafe Engin sýnishorn í boði - 2007 |
The Importance of Not Being Earnest: The Feeling Behind Laughter and Humor Wallace L. Chafe Engin sýnishorn í boði - 2007 |
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