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