I don't know why it's funny, but I'll laugh anyway: Analysis of feigned laughter in the context of face-threatening-utterances

Description

The purpose of this thesis is to reveal some of the behavioral characteristics of a specific type of laughter that I term "feigned laughter," and how it is used in the context of face-threatening-utterances (FTUs), or utterances that threaten the face needs of an individual.

Links & Downloads

1. https://scholarworks.lib.csusb.edu/etd-project/1965
2. https://scholarworks.lib.csusb.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=2965&context=etd-project

Tags

Threat -- Psychological aspects

Laughter -- Psychological aspects

Joking -- Sociological aspects

Courtesy -- Psychological aspects

Wit and humor -- Psychological aspects

Connotation (Linguistics)

Psychology

Additional Fields

Identifer	oai:union.ndltd.org:csusb.edu/oai:scholarworks.lib.csusb.edu:etd-project-2965
Date	01 January 2001
Creators	Lee, Dirkson Christopher
Publisher	CSUSB ScholarWorks
Source Sets	California State University San Bernardino
Detected Language	English
Type	text
Format	application/pdf
Source	Theses Digitization Project