Humor Głuchych jako czynnik integrujący społeczność
Deaf humor as one of the elements integrating a deaf community

Summary/Abstract: Deaf people who communicate by natural sign language form a Deaf community. Various researchers frequently treat them as a linguistic, cultural and ethnic minority. The language which is used by the deaf allows them not only to communicate but also it enables them to form a separate culture. Both the sign language and different life experience contribute to the development of a unique sense of humor of the deaf. It plays a special role in the deaf environment because it bonds the whole community and shapes the sense of unity. The article presents the most characteristic topics of jokes present in the deaf culture. They are as follows: presenting deafness as a value, the relationship between a deaf person and a hearing one, making fun of oneself. In the article, Deaf humor has been analyzed with reference to characteristics of ethnic humor

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