La risa aislada
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Bolaños Carpio, Alexa
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Universidad de Costa Rica
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Este artículo analiza la risa presente en una conversación entre amigas y plantea que dicha señal no verbal posee tres objetivos básicos: acompañar los enunciados donde aparece y, según su contenido, resaltarlos o mitigarlos; servir de señal de retrocanalización; y funcionar de estrategia de cortesía al fortalecer la imagen social, mitigar un potencial ataque o reforzar una amenaza de imagen.
This article analyzes laughter in conversation among girl friends. It establishes that laughter, as a non-verbal signal, has three basic functions: it accompanies statements emphasizing and mitigating them, depending on their content. It works as backchanneling signal. And it functions as politeness strategy straightening the public face, mitigating a potential attack or reinforcing an image threat.
This article analyzes laughter in conversation among girl friends. It establishes that laughter, as a non-verbal signal, has three basic functions: it accompanies statements emphasizing and mitigating them, depending on their content. It works as backchanneling signal. And it functions as politeness strategy straightening the public face, mitigating a potential attack or reinforcing an image threat.
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laughter, conversation analysis, politeness strategy, backchanneling signal, public face