Cantonese and Korean speakers’ comprehension and appreciation of English textual humor

IF 2.1 0 LANGUAGE & LINGUISTICS

ITL - International Journal of Applied Linguistics (Belgium) Pub Date : 2022-10-13 DOI:10.1075/itl.21008.fan

Wing-yan. Fan, Jookyoung Jung

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Abstract

This study explored how L1 Cantonese and L1 Korean speakers would comprehend and appreciate L2 English humor, and whether their L1 background, English proficiency, and the type of humor would play as moderators. For this study, 69 Cantonese and 76 Korean undergraduate students answered a questionnaire that contained 30 English humor items in various types, i.e., lexical, morphological, syntactic, phonological, and cultural. In addition, five intermediate and five advanced participants from each L1 group participated in semi-structured interviews to elicit their English learning and use experiences and beliefs in the role of humor in English learning. The results revealed that humor comprehension scores were significantly higher for Cantonese speakers and for participants with advanced English proficiency, and morphological humor was the easiest to comprehend. Open-ended responses and interview protocols also demonstrated that different contexts of English learning and use may affect the participants’ ability to enjoy and appreciate English humor.

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粤语和韩语使用者对英语文本幽默的理解和欣赏

本研究探讨母语粤语者和母语韩语者如何理解和欣赏第二语言英语幽默，以及他们的母语背景、英语熟练程度和幽默类型是否会起调节作用。在本研究中，69名广东大学生和76名韩国大学生回答了一份包含30个不同类型的英语幽默项目的问卷，包括词汇、形态、句法、语音和文化。此外，每个母语组分别有5名中级和5名高级参与者参加了半结构化访谈，以了解他们的英语学习情况，并使用幽默在英语学习中的作用的经验和信念。结果显示，以粤语为母语者和英语水平较高者的幽默理解得分显著较高，且形态幽默最容易理解。开放式回答和访谈协议也表明，不同的英语学习和使用环境可能会影响参与者欣赏和欣赏英语幽默的能力。

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ITL - International Journal of Applied Linguistics (Belgium) Arts and Humanities-Language and Linguistics

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3.80

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8.70%

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