This book examines the use of conversational humor in a second language in the context of study abroad. Using a longitudinal design, naturalistic interactions, and a language socialization framework, the study investigates the ways in which study abroad students develop in their production of humor in second language Spanish and discusses how those developments are the result of language learning processes grounded in social interaction.

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Rachel L. Shively, Illinois State University, USA

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The Language Play and Creativity series publishes monographs and edited collections on the topic of language play and linguistic creativity. It provides a forum for broad, interdisciplinary perspectives on questions including, but not limited to the role of, or relationship between, language play and first or second language development, formulaic vs. creative language use, memory and cognition, linguistic diversity and multilingualism, language change, identities, language education, and intercultural communication. The series welcomes work conducted from a variety of research perspectives in order to address cognitive, social, and applied issues involved in language play and linguistic creativity. To discuss your book idea or submit a proposal, please contact Natalie Fecher. See also our Humor Research book series.