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Direct linkThonus, Terese – Linguistics and Education: An International Research Journal, 2008
This study compared the frequency, structure, and purposes of laughter in writing tutorials between 46 acquainted and unacquainted tutor-student pairs. Of particular interest were instances of shared, or coordinated laughter, which took the form of sequenced, simultaneous, and extended laughter. Familiarity, viewed as a continuum, was also…
Descriptors: Familiarity, Tutors, Internet, Humor
