Review article

https://doi.org/10.22210/suvlin.2023.095.06

Verbal humor in intercultural workplaces and second language learning: an overview of main research directions in the last 20 years

Marie Møller Jensen orcid.org/0000-0003-2943-6329 ; Aalborg University
Lotte Dam orcid.org/0000-0001-5934-9117 ; Aalborg University

Abstract

The aim of this article is to provide an overview of the work within the field of intercultural communication which specifically investigates interactions through verbal humor. By the term intercultural
we mean encounters by speakers of different languages and we define verbal humor as natural (i.e.
not pre–planned or scripted) and expressed via spoken language in face–to–face interactions. We
have specifically sought to include studies published within the last 20 years, which rely on naturalistic data (as opposed to experimental data). We found that studies within the areas of workplace
interactions and second language learning were the most prominent. We reflect on the reviewed
studies and the methods employed. Finally, we suggest avenues for further research.

Keywords

verbal humor; intercultural communication; professional communication; second language learning

Hrčak ID:

306429

URI

https://hrcak.srce.hr/306429

Publication date:

23.7.2023.

Article data in other languages: croatian

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