Examining the Online Processing of Satirical Newspaper Headlines
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 11274009 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Stephen Skalicky (0000-0001-8329-4531, Department of Applied Linguistics & ESL Georgia State University, corresponding author), Scott A Crossley (0000-0002-5148-0273, Department of Applied Linguistics & ESL Georgia State University) |
| Year | 2019 |
| Volume | 56 |
| Issue | 1 |
| Pages | 61-76 |
| Publication date | 2019-01-02 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | No |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Discourse Processes (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0163-853X • E-ISSN: 1532-6950 |
| Publisher | Informa UK Limited (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.1080/0163853x.2017.1368332 |
| OpenAlex | W2760341369 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 8 |
| References cited | 21 |
Previous investigations of satire posit that satire comprehension is influenced by prior knowledge, satirical strategies, and other demographic features, such as age. However, these claims have not yet been tested using online processing techniques. In this study we investigate satire processing using newspaper headlines from the satirical American newspaper The Onion and nonsatirical headlines from The New York Times. Reading times and humor ratings were gathered from 76 participants using behavioral response data. Results demonstrate that a higher age results in significantly higher reading times for satirical compared with nonsatirical headlines. In addition, levels of prior knowledge significantly interacted with different satirical strategies, influencing both reading times and perceptions of humor. Measures of headline familiarity and sincerity also interacted with perceptions of humor and satirical strategy. These results provide additional evidence for the importance that age, prior knowledge, and satirical strategies have on satire comprehension
Advertising · Comprehension · Headline · Linguistics · Media studies · Newspaper · Perception · Reading (process · Reading comprehension · Sincerity · Sociology · Computer Science · Educational Methods and Analysis · Humor Studies and Applications · Language, Metaphor, and Cognition · Psychology · Social Psychology
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| Unique citing works | 8 |
|---|---|
| Citations per year | 1,33 |
| Citation span | 2020 - 2024 (5) |
| Citation velocity | recent |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 8 |