What is humor for in politics? The discursive construction of humor in the Portuguese parliament and in television programs
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Humor finds inspiration and has a preferred target in politics and politicians. The relationship has always been conflictual. The alliance between politics and humor, our object of analysis, is recent. For this research, two discursive places were selected: two television talk shows and the Portuguese parliament debates. The presence of politicians on humorous talk shows is frequent, especially during election periods. Parliament, in turn, is a political institution where humor can take place. Hence, it is worth asking whether politicians use humor, where and how this humor is manifested, what are the contexts, functions, and objects of humor in politics, and what linguistic mechanisms are used to create humor. These questions guided our research within the framework of a pragmatic perspective of discourse and of theories on humor. In parliament, humor is a discursive strategy; in a humorous talk show, it is the main goal, with benefits but also risks for politicians’ image.
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