Entre el amor y el humor

Si el anterior artículo de esta sección tuvo algún efecto persuasivo y habéis buscado películas relacionadas con las matemáticas, habréis comprobado que su localización no es tarea fácil; menos aún para escenas de contenido matemático en películas de otro tipo. Y una vez encontrados unos u otras, tampoco todos valen para la clase de secundaria. Cada profesor evaluará qué objetivo didáctico puede salir reforzado con su visión y posterior comentario en clase; y decidirá en consecuencia. No se trata de llenar el tiempo de la clase; con los actuales horarios lectivos, nuestro problema es más bien cómo estirarlo.

From ALIBI to COLUMBUS. The long march to self-aware, reflective computational models of humor

One thing is (a) to develop a system that handles some task to one's satisfaction, and also has a universally recognized myrthful side to its output. Another thing is (b) to provide an analysis of why you are getting such a byproduct. Yet another thing is (c) to develop a model that incorporates reflection about some phenomenon in humor for its own sake. This paper selects for discussion especially Alibi, going on to describe the preliminaries of Columbus. The former, which fits in (a), is a planner with an explanatory capability. It invents pretexts. It's no legal defense, but it is relevant to evidential thinking in AI & Law. Some of the output pretext are myrthful. Not in the sense they are silly: they are not. A key factor seems to be the very alacrity at explaining out detail after detail of globally damning evidence. I attempt a reanalysis of Alibi in respect of (b). As to Columbus, it fits instead in (c). We introduce here the basics of this (unimplemented) model, developed to account for a sample text in parody.

From an American Plantation to Interwar Poland: How Uncle Remus Became Bam-Bo the Negro

The article opens with the introduction of Joel Chandler Harris and his literary output. As one of “local colourists,” Harris depicted American plantation life in 19th-century Georgia and included many cultural as well as folk elements in his works. The following analysis of his stories about Uncle Remus focuses on (1) the levels of narration; (2) the linguistic complexity of the text (the stories abound in slang and dialectal expressions); (3) the form; and (4) the folklore value. These four aspects guide the discussion of the only Polish translation of the Uncle Remus stories. Prepared by Wladyslawa Wielinska in 1929, it was addressed to children. Therefore, the article aims to determine the profile of the translation as a children’s book, to consider it in relation to the skopos of the source text and to establish the extent to which it preserved the peculiar character of the Uncle Remus stories.

O humor na sala de aula: contribuições para o ensino da língua espanhola

Relatório apresentado para cumprimento dos requisitos necessários à obtenção do grau de Mestre em Ensino de Inglês e de Língua Estrangeira (Espanhol) no 3.º Ciclo do Ensino Básico e no Ensino Secundário

Tradução e análise do humor em “Jeeves Takes Charge” de P.G. Wodehouse

Dissertação apresentada para cumprimento dos requisitos necessários à obtenção do grau de Mestre em Tradução

Humor e ficção na produção de conteúdos audiovisuais

O presente relatório de estágio reflete sobre a produção de conteúdos audiovisuais no Canal Q, com base no Humor e na Ficção. A ele adjacente, encontramos uma reflexão teórica sobre o poder do Humor, enquanto instrumento de comunicação, ao longo da história. Este trabalho pondera a relação partilhada entre o riso, Humor e, em última análise, a Comédia. Sendo o primeiro o reflexo físico do segundo e o terceiro, a sua aplicação dramática, tentaremos compreender em que medida podemos caraterizar esse conceito amplo e vago que é o Humor. Mais que um estado de espírito, mais que um género literário ou cinematográfico, o Humor é uma linguagem muito específica, com traços estilísticos próprios e com um poder sociopolítico muito peculiar. Para além da sua faceta lúdica, que permite um enorme poder de agregação de audiência, muito evidenciada na indústria do entretenimento, o Humor revela-­‐se uma verdadeira arma de poder político. Com este entendimento sobre o humor, é mais fácil compreender a importância da produção de conteúdos humorísticos nas plataformas audiovisuais e de que maneira essa produção poderá afetar a sociedade e o Homem.

The role of humor in television advertisement: A study regarding Portuguese consumers’ emotions and reactions

The purpose of this study is to explore the humorous side of television advertisement and its impact on Portuguese consumers’ hearts, minds and wallets. Both qualitative (through in-depth interviews) and quantitative (through an on-line survey and subsequent statistical data analysis) methods were used, guaranteeing a more consistent, strong and valid research. Twenty-five interviews with randomly chosen consumers were conducted face-to-face and three interviews via e-mail with marketers and television advertisers were performed in order to explore profoundly the subject. Moreover, 360 people have answered the on-line survey. Through the analysis of the data collected humor perception was found to be positively correlated with persuasion and intention to purchase the product; intention to share the advert; message comprehension; product liking and development of positive feelings towards the brand and brand credibility variables. The main implication of these findings relies on the fact that humor in advertising is able to boost its effectiveness.

Ecología nutricional del oso negro en la sierra Maderas del Carmen, Coahuila, México

Tesis (Maestría en Ciencias Forestales) U.A.N.L.