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Record Nr.

UNINA9910796980203321

Autore

Shively Rachel

Titolo

Learning and using conversational humor in a second language during study abroad / / Rachel Shively

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Boston ; ; Berlin : , : De Gruyter Mouton, , [2018]

©2018

ISBN

1-5015-0117-8

1-61451-861-0

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (286 pages)

Collana

Language play and creativity ; ; volume 2

Disciplina

418.0071

Soggetti

Second language acquisition

Wit and humor in education

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

Social contexts of humor and language learning -- Researching humor in a second language -- Second language humor use in study abroad -- Case studies of second language humor development -- Humor use by Spanish-speaking host families and age peers -- Learning and using humor in a second language during study abroad: Discussion, conclusions, and implications.

Sommario/riassunto

This book examines the use of conversational humor in a second language in the context of study abroad. Using a longitudinal design, naturalistic interactions, and a language socialization framework, the study investigates the ways in which study abroad students develop in their production of humor in second language Spanish and discusses how those developments are the result of language learning processes grounded in social interaction.