ForgiveUsForWeHaveSinned
Conceptual integration theory and political Internet humour
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 13079201 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Nihada Delibegović Džanić (0000-0002-8241-6338, University of Tuzla), Sanja Berberović (0000-0002-8954-8245, University of Tuzla, corresponding author) |
| Year | 2017 |
| Volume | 5 |
| Issue | 2 |
| Pages | 4-22 |
| Publication date | 2017-07-04 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | European Journal of Humour Research (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 2307-700X • E-ISSN: 2307-700X |
| Publisher | Cracow Tertium Society for the Promotion of Language Studies (PUBLISHER • PL) |
| DOI | 10.7592/ejhr2017.5.2.dzanic |
| OpenAlex | W2733523652 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 4 |
| References cited | 4 |
The aim of the paper is to uncover the extent to which different forms of political Internet humour can criticise current political affairs in a developing democracy such as Bosnia and Herzegovina. Specifically, applying a cognitive linguistic theory of meaning construction, namely conceptual integration theory, the paper analyses the construction of meaning of humorous Internet forms, such as memes, demotivational posters, hashtag posts, and memetic photographs, representing innovative ways of providing political commentaries on current political affairs. The meaning of political humour is constructed in conceptual blending as a basic cognitive mechanism. As it is claimed (Coulson & Pascual 2006, Coulson & Oakley 2006, Coulson 2006, Oakley & Coulson 2008) that blending can be used as a rhetorical tool influencing the audience to change the reality and even act upon it, the analysis of the construction of meaning of political humour as products of conceptual integration can reveal hidden ideologies in political discourse
Cognition · Conceptual Blending · Democracy · Epistemology · Ideology · Linguistics · Meaning (existential · Political science · Politics · Rhetorical device · Rhetorical question · Sociology · The Internet · World Wide Web · Computer Science · Discourse Analysis in Language Studies · Humor Studies and Applications · Language, Metaphor, and Cognition · Law · Philosophy · Psychology
| Unique citing works | 4 |
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| Citations per year | 0.5 |
| Citation span | 2018 - 2022 (5) |
| Citation velocity | historical |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 4 |