Vine, Bernadette, Kell, Susan, Marra, Meredith and Holmes, J. (2009) Boundary-marking humor: institutional, gender and ethnic demarcation in the workplace. In: Norrick, Neal R. and Chiaro, Delia, (eds.) Humor in Interaction. Pragmatics & Beyond New Series (No.182). Amsterdam, The Netherlands: John Benjamins Publishing Company, pp. 125-141. ISBN 9789027254276
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Abstract
Drawing on recorded workplace meetings of Maori and Pakeha women in one New Zealand government department, this paper illustrates some of the complexities of boundary-marking humor. In particular, we analyse examples where the humor illuminates some of the tensions experienced by less powerful groups working within the institutional parameters or frameworks of more dominant groups or sources of influence. The relevant in-group shifts and the humor may correspondingly orient to boundaries dividing different institutional groups, different sexes, and different ethnic groups at different times. In each case, no members of the out-group are present and the humor functions to build solidarity and rapport between in-group members.
| Item Type: | Book Item |
|---|---|
| Subjects: | H Social Sciences > HD Industries. Land use. Labor H Social Sciences > HM Sociology P Language and Literature > P Philology. Linguistics |
| Divisions: | Faculty of Social Sciences > Centre for Applied Linguistics |
| Series Name: | Pragmatics & Beyond New Series |
| Publisher: | John Benjamins Publishing Company |
| Place of Publication: | Amsterdam, The Netherlands |
| ISBN: | 9789027254276 |
| Book Title: | Humor in Interaction |
| Editor: | Norrick, Neal R. and Chiaro, Delia |
| Official Date: | 3 July 2009 |
| Dates: | Date Event 3 July 2009 Published |
| Number: | No.182 |
| Number of Pages: | 238 |
| Page Range: | pp. 125-141 |
| Status: | Not Peer Reviewed |
| Publication Status: | Published |
| Access rights to Published version: | Restricted or Subscription Access |
| URI: | https://wrap.warwick.ac.uk/48390/ |
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