Humor as a Double-Edged Sword: Four Functions of Humor in Communication

The compelling power of humor makes it a recurrent topic for research in many fields, including communication. Three theories of humor creation emerge in humor research: the relief theory, which focuses on physiological release of tension; the incongruity theory, singling out violations of a rationa...
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Meyer, John C. [verfasserIn]

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E-Artikel

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Oxford, UK: Blackwell Publishing Ltd ; 2000

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Online-Ressource

Reproduktion:

2006 ; Blackwell Publishing Journal Backfiles 1879-2005

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In: Communication theory - Oxford : Wiley-Blackwell, 1991, 10(2000), 3, Seite 0

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volume:10 ; year:2000 ; number:3 ; pages:0

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DOI / URN:

10.1111/j.1468-2885.2000.tb00194.x

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NLEJ242521266

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