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Reconsidering the Evolution of Nonlinguistic Communication: The Case of Laughter
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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 [22, 32–36].”
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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
- Published
- 2003-09
- Volume
- 27
- Issue
- 3
- Pages
- 183-200
- ISSN
- 0191-5886 (ISSN-L)
- 1573-3653
- 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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