Teasing in contact encounters: Frames, participant positions and responses

Genesis of the Trinity: The Convergent Evolution of Trirelational Kinterms

“…These markers include smiles and laughter particles, mock aggression, use of nicknames, marked pronoun usage and formulaic expressions, as well as prosodic exaggeration (e.g. amplitude and register shifts, vowel lengthening and singsong intonation) (Glenn 2003;Haugh 2010;Jefferson 1979;Keltner et al 2001;Lytra 2007Lytra , 2010Miller 1986;Straehle 1993). Relatedly, lexical selection can also be exaggerated (as with 'extreme case formulations': all, always, the most, the best, every, never) (Edwards 2000;Pomerantz 1986).…”

Skin, Kin and Clan: The dynamics of social categories in Indigenous Australia

“…These markers include smiles and laughter particles, mock aggression, use of nicknames, marked pronoun usage and formulaic expressions, as well as prosodic exaggeration (e.g. amplitude and register shifts, vowel lengthening and singsong intonation) (Glenn 2003;Haugh 2010;Jefferson 1979;Keltner et al 2001;Lytra 2007Lytra , 2010Miller 1986;Straehle 1993). Relatedly, lexical selection can also be exaggerated (as with 'extreme case formulations': all, always, the most, the best, every, never) (Edwards 2000;Pomerantz 1986).…”

“Your Lunch Pail Is Silly!” Children’s and Teachers’ Views on Teasing

“…Overwhelmingly, the children of this study reported responding "seriously" to teasing. The children's narrations and drawings on how a recipient should respond were coded using Lytra's (2007) categories of responses to teasing: responding playfully (i.e., playful retaliations, playing along), keeping silent (i.e., nonresponses, ignore), and responding seriously (i.e., frame shifts, aggression, hurtful retaliations). Although at times children reported "just laugh along" or "tease him back" as appropriate responses (both indicative of playful retaliations), most often a serious response was favored (e.g., telling the teacher, calling the teaser a name, responding with aggression or an intense emotion such as crying or verbal direction such as, "Stop it").…”