| Description |
1 online resource (xii, 167 pages). |
| Physical Medium |
polychrome |
| Description |
text file |
| Series |
Consciousness & emotion book series ; v. 3
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Consciousness & emotion book series ; v. 3.
1566-5836
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| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| Summary |
"The thesis of this book is that neither laughter nor humor can be understood apart from the feeling that underlies them. |
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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. |
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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. |
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Finally, it reconciles this understanding with various already familiar ways of explaining humor and laughter."--Jacket. |
| Contents |
The Importance of Not Being Earnest; Editorial page; Title page; LCC data; Dedication; Table of contents; Preface; Symbols used in transcribing laughter; Introduction; part oneHow we laugh; The essential ingredients of laughter; Varieties of laughter; Laughing while speaking; Beyond the vocal tract; part twoWhy we laugh; The feeling of nonseriousness; Nonseriousness without humor; Unplanned humor; Planned humor in oral traditions; Planned humor in writing; Humor in other cultures; part threePulling things together; Recapitulation; Reconciliation with other studies; Coda; References; Index. |
| Local Note |
eBooks on EBSCOhost EBSCO eBook Subscription Academic Collection - North America |
| Subject |
Wit and humor -- Psychological aspects.
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Wit and humor -- Psychological aspects. |
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Laughter -- Psychological aspects.
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Laughter -- Psychological aspects. |
| Genre/Form |
Electronic books.
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Computer network resources.
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| Other Form: |
Print version: Chafe, Wallace L. Importance of not being earnest. Amsterdam ; Philadelphia : J. Benjamins Pub. Co., ©2007 (DLC) 2006101278 |
| ISBN |
9789027292971 (electronic book) |
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9027292973 (electronic book) |
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1282155091 |
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9781282155091 |
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9789027241528 (hardback ; alkaline paper) |
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902724152X |
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