The importance of not being Earnest : the feeling behind laughter and humor
Examines the ways in which the feeling behind the laughter is elicited by both humorous and nonhumorous situations. This title illustrates the creation of humor in several folklore genres and across several cultures. It discusses properties of this feeling to justify its inclusion in the repertoire of human emotions.
Print Book, English, cop. 2007
John Benjamins Pub., Amsterdam, cop. 2007
XII, 167 p. : il. ; 25 cm.
9789027241528, 9789027241542, 902724152X, 9027241546
1025411863
1. Preface; 2. Symbols Used in Transcribing Laughter; 3. Introduction; 4. Part One: How we laugh; 5. The essential ingredients of laughter; 6. Varieties of laughter; 7. Laughing while speaking; 8. Beyond the vocal tract; 9. Part Two: Why we laugh; 10. The feeling of nonseriousness; 11. Nonseriousness without humor; 12. Unplanned humor; 13. Planned humor in oral traditions; 14. Planned humor in writing; 15. Humor in other cultures; 16. Part Three: Pulling things together; 17. Recapitulation; 18. Reconciliation with other studies; 19. Coda; 20. References; 21. Index
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