“Vivi Pericolosamente”:
“Vivi Pericolosamente”:
Christie Davies, Italians and dangerous things
Author(s): Delia ChiaroSubject(s): Anthropology, Social Sciences, Language and Literature Studies, Customs / Folklore, Theoretical Linguistics, Applied Linguistics, Communication studies, Pragmatics, Sociolinguistics, Cultural Anthropology / Ethnology
Published by: Krakowskie Towarzystwo Popularyzowania Wiedzy o Komunikacji Językowej Tertium
Keywords: Italian jokes; Jokes about Italians; Memes; Internet humour;
Summary/Abstract: This essay provides a brief overview of English jokes targeting Italians, and sets out to show how internet memes are a progression of traditional jokes in which Italians are the butts but with a modern twist.
Journal: The European Journal of Humour Research
- Issue Year: 5/2017
- Issue No: 4
- Page Range: 41-50
- Page Count: 10
- Language: English