RT Journal Article
T1 Humour in multimodal times. Insights from online interactions among senior users of a WhatsApp group
A1 Cruz Moya, Olga
A1 Sánchez-Moya, Alfonso
K1 Humour
K1 Multimodality
K1 Digital discourse analysis
K1 WhatsApp
K1 Senior users
K1 Sociolinguistics
K1 Digital literacy
AB WhatsApp groups have become a popular way of communication among relatives, colleagues, friends and acquaintances regardless of different backgrounds, such as culture, education or age. When conveyed in digital settings, humour is usually evoked through multimodal elements that can modify the illocutionary force of the text or send complete hilarious messages that sparkle conversations. This paper seeks to analyse the expression of humour in a WhatsApp group made up of users over 65, a cohort thathas not yet attracted considerable attention from research in the field. This is part of a broader research project that aims to investigate communicative exchanges in WhatsApp groups from a cross-generational perspective.
PB John Benjamins Publishing Company
SN 2542-3851
YR 2020
FD 2020-07-31
LK https://hdl.handle.net/10433/22910
UL https://hdl.handle.net/10433/22910
LA en
NO Cruz-Moya, O., & Sánchez-Moya, A. (2021). Humour in multimodal times: Insights from online interactions among senior users of a WhatsApp group. Internet Pragmatics, 4(1), 52–86. https://doi.org/10.1075/ip.00061.cru
NO Departamento de Filología y Traducción
DS RIO
RD May 9, 2026