Book review: Ford, Thomas E., Władysław Chłopicki and Giselinde Kuipers (Eds.) (2024). De Gruyter Handbook of Humor Studies. De Gruyter.
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Canestrari, C. (2025). Book review: Ford, Thomas E., Władysław Chłopicki and Giselinde Kuipers (Eds.) (2024). De Gruyter Handbook of Humor Studies. De Gruyter. The European Journal of Humour Research, 13(2), 293-298. https://doi.org/10.7592/EJHR.2025.13.2.1113

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