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Dickinson, L. – 1990
A study investigated the hypotheses that: (1) people from different language backgrounds would differ in the jokes they found funny; and (2) the differences would be related to culture rather than lack of vocabulary. A questionnaire with 30 jokes was presented to 51 English teachers from a wide variety of countries and 11 native English-speakers.…
Descriptors: Cultural Context, Cultural Differences, English (Second Language), Foreign Countries
