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V.A.R.I.E.S. Language and Humor Variation

V.A.R.I.E.S. Language and Humor Variation. by Don and Alleen Nilsen. BASIC ASSUMPTIONS. There are various ways of saying basically the same thing, but the words we use tell stories about who we are.

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V.A.R.I.E.S. Language and Humor Variation

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  1. V.A.R.I.E.S.Language and Humor Variation by Don and Alleen Nilsen

  2. BASIC ASSUMPTIONS • There are various ways of saying basically the same thing, but the words we use tell stories about who we are. • Humorous language takes advantage of our differences. It’s often these very differences that make a joke funny. • Linguists use the S.P.E.A.K.I.N.G. or the V.A.R.I.E.S. models of language and humor variation to describe the important differences that are exhibited amongst speakers in our society.

  3. S.P.E.A.K.I.N.G. MODELby John Gumpers and Dell Hymes • S-Setting • P-Participants • E-Ends • A-Act Sequence • K-Key Tone or Mood • I-Instrumentalities (writing vs. speech) • N-Norms (expectations of the situation) • G-Genre (e-mail, chant, research paper)

  4. V.A.R.I.E.S. MODELby Don and Alleen Nilsen • V-VOCATIONAL JARGON AND HUMOR • Computer Guys, Doctors, Lawyers, Linguists, Teachers • A-AGE-RELATED LANGUAGE AND HUMOR • Children, Teenagers, Old People • R-REGIONAL LANGUAGE AND HUMOR • California, Canada, New York, South • I-INFORMAL OR FORMAL LANGUAGE AND HUMOR • Casual Acquaintances, Lovers, Friends, Relatives • E-ETHNIC LANGUAGE AND HUMOR • Blacks, Indians, Jews, Mexicans • S-SEX-RELATED LANGUAGE AND HUMOR • Males, Females, Lesbians, Gays

  5. Vocational Humor: Anthropologist Humor

  6. Business Humor

  7. Computer Humor

  8. Medical Humor

  9. Lawyer Humor

  10. Linguistic Humor

  11. Literary Scholar Humor

  12. Mathematician Humor

  13. Psychologist Humor

  14. Sociologist Humor

  15. Teacher Humor

  16. Age-Related Humor: Baby Humor

  17. Children’s Humor

  18. Teenager Humor

  19. Old Person Humor

  20. Really Old Person Humor

  21. Regional Humor

  22. American Dialect Society American Dialect Society: http://americandialect.org/

  23. Australian Humor Lost Baggage: http://www.bing.com/videos/search?q=youtube+australia+lost+baggage&view=detail&mid=C9207D3C358B5828C7D8C9207D3C358B5828C7D8&FORM=VIRE

  24. British Humor Accents and Archetypes of Great Britain: http://www.bing.com/videos/search?q=youtube+british+dialects&view=detail&mid=2DDBFA52A6AC272F4D9D2DDBFA52A6AC272F4D9D&FORM=VIRE

  25. New England Humor

  26. Southern Humor

  27. Surfer Dude Humor (California)

  28. Valley Girl Humor (California)

  29. Western Humor

  30. Canadian Humor

  31. Informal or Formal Humor: Intimate

  32. Casual

  33. Formal

  34. Frozen In The Five Clocks, Martin Joos distinguished between five forms of communication: Intimate Casual Consultative Formal and Frozen

  35. Ethnic Humor

  36. Hispanic HumorDia de Los Muertos

  37. Asian Humor

  38. Black Humor

  39. Jewish Humor

  40. Mormon Humor

  41. Sex-Related Humor: Men’s Humor

  42. Women’s Humor

  43. Gay Humor

  44. Lesbian Humor

  45. Transvestite Humor

  46. Now it’s your turn. Tell us some jokes that relate to the V.A.R.I.E.S. Model • V-VOCATIONAL JARGON • Computer Guys, Doctors, Lawyers, Linguists, Teachers • A-AGE-RELATED LANGUAGE • Children, Teenagers, Old People • R-REGIONAL LANGUAGE • California, Canada, New York, South • I-INFORMAL OR FORMAL LANGUAGE • Casual Acquaintances, Lovers, Friends, Relatives • E-ETHNIC LANGUAGE • Blacks, Indians, Jews, Mexicans • S-SEX-RELATED LANGUAGE • Males, Females, Lesbians, Gays

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