Playing with mental models : humour in the BBC comedy series The office /
"In this book, the author uses a mental-model theory of communication to investigate the acclaimed British situation comedy The Office. The approach taken is multi-disciplinary, and focuses on questions as: What are mental models and what role do they play in communication in general, and in cr...
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| Format: | Book |
| Language: | English |
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Amsterdam ;
Philadelphia : John Benjamins Publishing Company,
[2020]
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| Series: | Topics in humor research (THR) ;
volume 9 |
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Table of Contents:
- Constructing mental models
- Properties of mental models
- Mental models and The office
- Humour theories and mental models (1)
- Humour theories and mental models (2)
- Playing with private mental models
- Playing with presenting public mental models
- Playing with negotiating public mental models
- Character personalities
- Concluding remarks