<b>The asymmetry of the speech act in the stand-up comedy

When, in mid-2011, a stand-up comedian became the center of a debate about the limits and objectives of humor, another discussion, not least important, was left out: what happens in the mechanics of representation and scene plays in a joke that fails? Our goal is to investigate and demonstrate the a...

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Main Authors: Luis Henrique Boaventura, Ernani Cesar de Freitas
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Universidade Estadual de Maringá 2014-02-01
Series:Acta Scientiarum: Language and Culture
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Online Access:http://186.233.154.254/ojs/index.php/ActaSciLangCult/article/view/21395