The consolations of humor
This examination of the corpus of anecdotes about the Mormon missionary J. Gordon Kimball (1953-1938), is used to point out, first, that there seem to be no substantive grounds for imputing aggressive motives to their tellers or their audiences. In fact, the central character of this corpus of anecd...
Main Author: | Elliott Oring |
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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Cracow Tertium Society for the Promotion of Language Studies
2017-12-01
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Series: | The European Journal of Humour Research |
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Online Access: | https://www.europeanjournalofhumour.org/index.php/ejhr/article/view/257 |
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