| Title: | Humour and irony at work: the case of Grey’s Anatomy |
| Author: | Daniela Sorea |
| Publication: | Bucharest Working Papers in Linguistics, X (2) |
| p-ISSN: | 2069-9239 |
| Publisher: | Universitatea din București |
| Place: | București |
| Year: | 2008 |
| Abstract: | The present paper endeavours to probe into the way humorous exchanges among the protagonists in the TV series ‘Grey’s Anatomy’ become a resourceful tool in the delineation of social identity and interpersonal rapports at work. The pragmatic analysis of several conversations unfolding in the medical milieu is intended to evaluate the role itirony and humour play in highlighting the characters’ intentions and behavioural patterns. Teasing and mocking remarks as well as scathingly critical or disdainful repartees constitute linguistic resources which, although expected to damage the interlocutor’s face, often lead to engender solidarity and enhance empathy. |
| Key words: | workplace irony, relevant inappropriateness, supportive versus contestive humour, social identity |
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