Exploring the Impact of Gender on the Humorous Discourse .

Abstract

Gender is one of the most debatable topics that have been investigated. Many studies as well have been conducted on humor as an area of research. The current research aims to link between the two areas of studies by identifying how males and females affect the humorous discourse. The choice of this topic attempts to light on a new topic to see whether the present generation and the previous ones differ in using humor. Furthermore, it tries to explore which gender is humorous. A mixed methodology is prepared where quantitative and qualitative methods were used to help in collecting data. Therefore, both a questionnaire and an interview were opted for to elicit Master students’ opinions at the English department at Ibn Khaldoun University of Tiaret. The corollary findings unveiled that men are funnier than women due to their strong character and choice of language. Additionally, humor changes over time as culture does; however, the past generation is still considered funnier because of morals and life lessons conveyed in its humor.