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Stereotyping and vilifying the other behind the mask of humour – when a chicken smells of fear 在幽默的面具下对他人进行刻板印象和诋毁——当一只鸡闻到恐惧的味道时

European Journal of Humour Research Pub Date : 2023-01-09 DOI: 10.7592/ejhr.2022.10.4.701

Rashid Yahiaoui

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Avant-garde humour as ideological supplement 前卫幽默作为意识形态补充

European Journal of Humour Research Pub Date : 2022-10-11 DOI: 10.7592/ejhr.2022.10.3.663

Alejandro Romero-Reche

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Travel-related humour and COVID-19 与旅行相关的幽默和COVID-19

European Journal of Humour Research Pub Date : 2022-10-11 DOI: 10.7592/ejhr.2022.10.3.659

Anja Pabel, Maja Turnšek

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Irony in fashion memes 时尚表情包中的讽刺

European Journal of Humour Research Pub Date : 2022-10-11 DOI: 10.7592/ejhr.2022.10.3.676

Kristina Stankevičiūtė

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A supportive climate may protect well-being from negative humour events 支持性的氛围可以保护幸福感免受负面幽默事件的影响

European Journal of Humour Research Pub Date : 2022-10-11 DOI: 10.7592/ejhr.2022.10.3.599

Ana Junça Silva, A. Caetano, R. Rueff Lopes

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An intercultural pragmatic approach to English-Russian and English-German renditions of the formulaic "That’s what she said"-punchline in telecinematic discourse 从跨文化语用角度解读英俄和英德对电视电影话语中“That’s she say”这句话的演绎

European Journal of Humour Research Pub Date : 2022-10-11 DOI: 10.7592/ejhr.2022.10.3.686

Monika Kirner-Ludwig, Aleksandra V. Soboleva

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The effect of laughter yoga on working memory 大笑瑜伽对工作记忆的影响

European Journal of Humour Research Pub Date : 2022-10-11 DOI: 10.7592/ejhr.2022.10.3.597

M. S. Rahman, Farida Binte Wali

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Covidly humorous memes Covidly幽默模因

European Journal of Humour Research Pub Date : 2022-10-11 DOI: 10.7592/ejhr.2022.10.3.688

Mohamed Mifdal

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“E is for Ernest who choked on a peach” " E是被桃子噎住的欧内斯特"

European Journal of Humour Research Pub Date : 2022-10-11 DOI: 10.7592/ejhr.2022.10.3.665

Nikola Novaković

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The humour factor 幽默因素

European Journal of Humour Research Pub Date : 2022-10-11 DOI: 10.7592/ejhr.2022.10.3.652

Matilde Eiroa

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