The concept of competence in linguistic humour research Cover Image

O pojęciu kompetencji w lingwistycznych badaniach nad humorem
The concept of competence in linguistic humour research

Author(s): Anna Krasowska
Subject(s): Psycholinguistics, Sociolinguistics, Phraseology, Stylistics
Published by: Polskie Towarzystwo Językoznawcze
Keywords: humour competence; joke competence; humour research;

Summary/Abstract: Humour competence, which can be defined as the capacity to recognize and understand humour, is an important aspect of semantic and pragmatic competence. This paper is devoted to the evolution of the concept of humour competence in linguistics at the turn of the 21th century as well as its use in studies on second language acquisition and historical humour.

  • Issue Year: LXXVI/2020
  • Issue No: 76
  • Page Range: 107-120
  • Page Count: 14
  • Language: Polish