The role of dialect in comedy performances: focus on enregisterment and humor
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DOI: 10.1017/s1360674324000492
Abstract: Many of the most popular comedy performances are rich in non-standard linguistic features of English. This article addresses how dialect contributes to the humor in comedy performances, and how humorous dialect performance leads to the… read more here.
Keywords: comedy performances; humor; comedy; performances focus ... See more keywords