Laughter [ Communication ]
… laughing could communicate anything from warmth to outright hostility; a well-placed chuckle could be the epitome of politeness, while an uncontrolled guffaw – especially triggered by a ‘lowbrow’ joke – was anything but. Laughter was … the anxieties and aspirations inherent in sociability quite like laughter. Practices > Communication Mots-clés Humour Impoliteness Laughter Manners Politeness Taste Wit In May 1787, author-turned cleric Thomas Monro devoted an issue of his short-lived periodical to the …
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