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Reconsidering the Evolution of Nonlinguistic Communication: The Case of Laughter

Owren, Michael J., Bachorowski, Jo-Anne·2003·Journal of Nonverbal Behavior
DOI 10.1023/a:1025394015198
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  • Evolutionary theories of humor emphasize the social function of jokes and laughter for enhancing group cohesion, either by strengthening bonds with members of one's in-group, or by excluding or derogating members of one's out-group.

    “Evolutionary theories of humor, emphasize the social function of jokes and laughter for enhancing group cohesion, either by strengthening bonds with members of one’s in-group, or by excluding or derogating members of one’s out-group [22, 32–36].”

    From When the times get tough the toughs get funny: Means by which humor buffers against death anxiety emerged during COVID-19 outbreak (2022) · cites this paper as [35]

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  1. Black, D. W. (1984). Laughter. Journal of the American Medical Association, 252, 2995–2998. · DOI
  2. Edmonson, M. S. (1987). Notes on laughter. Anthropological Linguistics, 29, 23–34.
  3. Geary, D. C. (1998). The evolution of human sex differences. Washington, DC: American Psychological Association.
  4. Grammer, K., & Eibl-Eibesfeldt, I. (1990). The ritualization of laughter. In W. Koch (Ed.), Naturlichkeit der Sprache und der Kultur: Acta Colloquii (pp. 192–214). Bochum: Brockmeyer.
  5. McKinney, D. H., & Donaghy, W. C. (1993). Dyad gender structure, uncertainty reduction, and self-disclosure during initial interaction. In P. J. Kalbfleisch (Ed.), Interpersonal communication: Evolving interpersonal relationships (pp. 33–50). Hillsdale, NJ: Erlbaum.
  6. Milford, P. A. (1980). Perception of laughter and its acoustical properties (Doctoral Dissertation, Pennsylvania State University, 1980). Dissertation Abstracts International, 41, 3779.
  7. Owren, M. J., & Rendall, D. (1997). An affect-conditioning model of nonhuman primate signaling. In D. H. Owings, M. D. Beecher, & N. S. Thompson (Eds.), Perspectives in ethology, Vol. 12: Communication (pp. 299–346). New York: Plenum.
  8. Owren, M. J., Rendall, D., & Bachorowski, J.-A. (in press). Nonlinguistic vocal communication. To appear in D. Maestripieri (Ed.), Primate psychology: Bridging the gap between the mind and behavior of human and nonhuman primates. Cambridge, MA: Harvard University.
  9. Provine, R. R. (1996). Laughter. American Scientist, 84, 38–45.
  10. Sharkey, W. F. (1993). Who embarrasses whom? Relational and sex differences in the use of intentional embarrassment. In P. J. Kalbfleisch (Ed.), Interpersonal communication: Evolving interpersonal relationships (pp. 147–168). Hillsdale, NJ: Erlbaum.

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Authors
Owren, M. J., & Bachorowski, J.-A.
Affiliations
  • Cornell University (US)
  • Vanderbilt University (US)
Corresponding author
Owren, Michael J.
Venue
Journal of Nonverbal Behavior
Publisher
Springer Science and Business Media LLC
Published
2003-09
Volume
27
Issue
3
Pages
183-200
ISSN
  • 0191-5886 (ISSN-L)
  • 1573-3653
DOI
10.1023/a:1025394015198
OpenAlex
W161826059
Cited by
175
References
77
Citations by year
2026: 1 · 2025: 15 · 2024: 6 · 2023: 4 · 2022: 14 · 2021: 7 · 2020: 13 · 2019: 8 · 2018: 9 · 2017: 7 · 2016: 8 · 2015: 10 · 2014: 7 · 2013: 12 · 2012: 9
FWCI
4.66
Type
journal article
Language
en
Open access
closed
Licence
Locations
Journal of Nonverbal Behavior (publishedVersion)
Topics
  • Social Sciences › Psychology › Social Psychology › Humor Studies and Applications
  • Social Sciences › Psychology › Experimental and Cognitive Psychology › Evolutionary Psychology and Human Behavior
  • Life Sciences › Agricultural and Biological Sciences › Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics › Primate Behavior and Ecology
Keywords
laughter, vocal communication, emotional communication, non-human primates

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