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  • 20 - Conversational Humour

  • from Part II - Topics and Settings in Sociopragmatics
  • Edited by Michael Haugh, Dániel Z. Kádár, Marina Terkourafi
  • Book:
    The Cambridge Handbook of Sociopragmatics
    Published online:
    01 April 2021
    Print publication:
    22 April 2021, pp 408-429

  • Summary

    This chapter aims to give an overview of the interdisciplinary linguistic research on conversational humour, depicting it as a vital sociopragmatic phenomenon in human interaction. First, we address the key concepts and theoretical approaches found in this field. Second, we focus on a wide spectrum of discourse domains in which those different types of humour are typically deployed. Furthermore, this chapter provides an overview of sociocultural variables in the research on conversational humour, such as intercultural (involving interlocutors from different cultural backgrounds) and cross-cultural (comparing social practices in different cultures) aspects. Our fourth goal is to present the sociopragmatic functions, both discursive and interpersonal, of humour in human interaction. Finally, a number of case studies are offered throughout the chapter in order to illustrate how language users engage in and refer to humorous practices in different interactional settings.