Pragmatics of Internet Humour

Francisco Yus is full professor at the university of Alicante. He has applied pragmatics to internet communication (Ciberpragmática, 2001; Ciberpragmática 2.0, 2010; Cyberpragmatics, 2011; Smartphone Communication, 2021). He has also focused on irony and humour (Humour and Relevance, 2016). He is editor (with Chaoqun Xie) of the journal Internet Pragmatics.

• Chapter 1. Introduction.- Chapter 2. Relevance Theory, Humour and Internet Communication.- Chapter 3. Internet Humour.- Chapter 4. Contextual Constraints on Internet Humour.- Chapter 5. Humour in Messaging Interactions.- Chapter 6. Humour on Social Networking Sites.- Chapter 7. Meme-Mediated Humorous Communication.- Chapter 8. Beyond Humour: Relevant Affective Effects./