“No harm done”: Teachers’ humorous talk about children’s safety

This paper presents and discusses the forms of humour employed by New Zealand primary school teachers when talking about children’s safety in the outdoor classroom. A discourse analysis, guided by the notion of interpretative repertoires (Potter & Wetherell 1990, 2004), suggests a tension betwee...

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Main Author: Ros Kaye Sullivan
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Cracow Tertium Society for the Promotion of Language Studies 2014-07-01
Series:The European Journal of Humour Research
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Online Access:https://www.europeanjournalofhumour.org/index.php/ejhr/article/view/50