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The use of humor by therapists and clients in cognitive therapy [PDF]
The European Journal of Humour Research, 2018 The purpose of this study was to investigate several aspects of humour in cognitive therapy. Eight first therapy sessions were examined and seven examples of humour originating from the therapists or the clients are reported: three represent examples of ...
Alberto Dionigi, Carla Canestrari
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Lugubrious Victorians, Ludicrous Narratives: The Function of the Comic in Jane Harris’ The Observations [PDF]
University of Bucharest Review. Literary and Cultural Studies Series, 2023 Given the socio-economic circumstances of the Victorian Era, one of its unassailable facts was that the conservative and solemn spirit of the time created a claustrophobic social atmosphere for some of its occupiers.
Nurdan Balci
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On Jovan Sterija Popović‘s conception of the language of pseudoscience propounded in the play Sudbina jednog razuma [The Destiny of One’s Reason] [PDF]
Južnoslovenski Filolog, 2021 In this article, the play Sudbina jednog razuma [The Destiny of One’s Reason] by Jovan Sterija Popović is analysed as displaying a specific continuation and climax of the debates about Milovan Spasić‘s textbook titled Zemljeopisanije celog ...
Ivanova Najda I.
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Media Interpretation Challenges: Obstacles and Pitfalls [PDF]
Maǧallaẗ Kulliyyaẗ Al-Adāb - Ǧāmiʿaẗ Al-Fayūm, 2022 The paper highlights the challenges of media interpreting within the interdisciplinary approach that combines linguistics, interpreting and the Skopos theory.
أمير العزب
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Transcreating humour for (re)dubbing into Arabic
The European Journal of Humour Research, 2022 The transfer of humorous elements in audio-visual texts is a challenging task as verbal expressions heavily rely on witty wordplay and are visually bound.
Rashid Yahiaoui
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HUMOUR IN AUDIOVISUAL TEXTS: TRANSLATION ISSUES (BASED ON THE AMERICAN COMEDY “SIXTEEN CANDLES”)
Многоязычие в образовательном пространстве, 2021 The article considers the problems of conveying verbal means of expressing humour in translation taking the American comedy “Sixteen Candles” by John Hughes as an example.
N. M. Shutova, N. S. Semenova
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Analisis Wacana Humor Dalam Ceramah Gus Baha’
Dialektika: Jurnal Bahasa, Sastra, dan Pendidikan Bahasa dan Sastra Indonesia, 2022 Humor is part of human daily activities and it is an effective method to reduce tension and stress in a person. The humor strategy is an effective method of preaching in order to attract the interest of the congregation.
Bambang Hariyanto
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The European Journal of Humour Research, 2013 The paper explores the reception of Aristophanes’ first extant comedy The Acharnians (425 BC) in post-war Greek modern theatre by the two government-sponsored theatre institutions of Greece, namely the National Theatre of Greece (NTG) and the National ...
Vicky Manteli
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The European Journal of Humour Research, 2020 This study presents a lexical semantic analysis of the French verb blaguer and related expressions. This verb belongs to a suite of “French humour practices”, and French-English dictionaries translate it as ‘to joke’.
Sophia Waters
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Estimation of the mechanical properties of the eye through the study of its vibrational modes. [PDF]
PLoS ONE, 2017 Measuring the eye's mechanical properties in vivo and with minimally invasive techniques can be the key for individualized solutions to a number of eye pathologies.
M Á Aloy +6 more
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