Laughter and language attitudes in students’ discussions about language use in Nigeria
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 7900482 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Sopuruchi Christian Aboh (0000-0003-3318-8014, Hong Kong Polytechnic University, corresponding author), Hans J Ladegaard (0000-0002-9243-4994, Hong Kong Polytechnic University) |
| Year | 2025 |
| Volume | 100 |
| Pages | 46-59 |
| Publication date | 2025-01-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Language & Communication (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0271-5309 • E-ISSN: 1873-3395 |
| Publisher | Elsevier BV (PUBLISHER) |
| DOI | 10.1016/j.langcom.2024.11.008 |
| OpenAlex | W4405050162 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 4 |
| References cited | 47 |
Laughter · Linguistics · Sociology · EFL/ESL Teaching and Learning · Humor Studies and Applications · Language, Discourse, Communication Strategies · Philosophy · Psychology · Social Psychology
Intercultural communication
Laughter and Ridicule
Conversational Style
Laughter as a patient's resource
Laughter and Dialogue
On the parameters of the power of English in Nigeria
The Discursive Construction of National Identity
An Introduction to Sociolinguistics
“So you know ehn … ” The use of bilingual interjections in Nigerian English
Group Cohesiveness
Abeg na ! we write so our comments can be posted!”
Discourses of identity
Using focus groups in naturally occurring settings
Dispreferred actions and other interactional breaches as devices for occasioning audience laughter in television “sitcoms”
Reconstructing Topical Sensitivity
Nigerian students’ attitudes toward endonormative varieties of Nigerian English
Attitudes towards Language Variation
A comparative study of the pronunciation features of Igbo English and Yoruba English speakers of Nigeria
Metapragmatic comments deconstructing the concept of self-mockery in Chinese on social media
Discursive Psychology
Moaning, whinging and laughing
Contextualizing language attitudes
Making the threatening other laughable
Routine complications. Troubles with talk between doctors and patients
Contextualization cues for media references in everyday conversation
Introduction
You're not staying in Island sha o
Growing up laughing
De-ethnicization' in New Englishes
So who? Like how? Just what
Shared laughter as relational strategy at intercultural conflictual workplace interactions
Hahaha
Talking like a 'zerolingual
The Principle of (Im)politeness Reciprocity
Gender and humor
The Linguistics of Laughter. A Corpus-Assisted Study of Laughter-Talk
Laughter and its functions in Japanese business communication
The economics of linguistic exchanges
Laughing at Adversity
| Unique citing works | 4 |
|---|---|
| Citations per year | 4 |
| Citation span | 2025 - 2026 (2) |
| Citation velocity | current |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 4 |