“Scientists Joke”: Evolution and Genres of Humour about Science and Scientists in Russia
The paper analyses humour about scientists and humour produced by scientists in Russia. The aim of the study is to track back the evolution of scholarly humour and analyse social factors that stand behind professional humour in the academia. The analysis centres around three categories of humour: “i...
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| Language: | English |
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University of Bucharest Publishing House
2017-06-01
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| Series: | Styles of Communication |
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| Online Access: | https://docs.google.com/viewer?a=v&pid=sites&srcid=ZGVmYXVsdGRvbWFpbnxzdHlsZXNvZmNvbW18Z3g6MjA4MDYxZjlkMGFmYjYwNw |