Conversation Analysis of Boke-tsukkomi Exchange in Japanese Comedy

This article analyses and discusses what Japanese comical exchange called boke-tsukkomi is like and how it draws laughter. Conversation analysis and incongruity resolution are used as methods for the examination of the boke-tsukkomi examples. This paper will lend itself to further research on the dy...

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Main Author: Hideo Tsutsumi
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: The Japan Foundation, Sydney 2011-12-01
Series:New Voices
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Online Access:http://newvoices.org.au/volume-5/conversation-analysis-of-boke-tsukkomi-exchange-in-japanese-comedy/