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Ning Zhu; Ruth Filik – Discourse Processes: A Multidisciplinary Journal, 2024
We investigated the effect of culture and social status on sarcasm interpretation. Two hundred U.K. participants and 200 Chinese participants read scenarios in which the final comment could be either literal or sarcastic criticism and the speaker had equal, higher, or lower social status compared to the recipient. Comments were rated on degree of…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Cultural Influences, Social Status, Negative Attitudes
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Vieira, Michael J.; Kelly, William J. – English Journal, 1981
Two high school English teachers disagree on the efficacy of making jokes about racial and cultural stereotypes. (RL)
Descriptors: Classroom Communication, Classroom Environment, Cultural Images, High Schools