Introduction
Pragmatics, humour and the internet
Article outline
- 1.Humour and the online-offline interface
- 2.Beyond amusement: Non-propositional effects from humour on the internet
- 1.Positive non-propositional effects at personal level
- 2.Positive non-propositional effects at interactive level
- 2a.Value of an environment for interactions
- 2b.Exploitation of shared discursive conventions
- 2c.Encouragement of participation and interaction
- 3.Positive non-propositional effects at group level
- 3a.Marker of group boundaries and membership
- 3b.Awareness of shared knowledge within the group
- 3c.Group bonding and solidarity
- 3d.Feelings of being valuable to/valued by one’s community
- 3.Overview of this special issue
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