Arabic Language, Literature & Culture

Volume 3, Issue 4, December 2018

  • Nonverbal Learning Disability in Relation to the Semantics and Pragmatics of Humor

    Rabih Joseph Nabhan, Mireille Garabed Sarkissian

    Issue: Volume 3, Issue 4, December 2018
    Pages: 43-47
    Received: Dec. 05, 2018
    Accepted: Jan. 16, 2019
    Published: Apr. 22, 2019
    DOI: 10.11648/j.allc.20180304.11
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    Abstract: The purpose of this research is to identify difficulties in understanding humor caused by deficits in language in relation to Learning Difficulties (LD) such as Non-Verbal Learning Disabilities (NVLD) with respect to the fields of semantics and pragmatics. The first phase of the paper assesses social development and perception of humor with regards... Show More