Reconsidering the Evolution of Nonlinguistic Communication: The Case of Laughter

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Naturalistic observations of smiling and laughter in human group interactions (2008, background): “It should be noted, however, that laughter could merely function to alter listener’s affective state rather than communicate specific information about the sender (Owren & Bachorowski, 2003).”
The Story of Work: A Narrative Analysis of Workplace Emotion (2005, background): “A great deal of emotion can be carried in a single word, a non-verbal vocalization such as laughter (Owren and Bachorowski 2003), or even in micro-movements such as gaze direction (Adams and Kleck 2003).”
An upward spiral: Bidirectional associations between positive affect and positive aspects of close relationships across the life span (2015, background): “It can also result in numerous social rewards (Kashdan, Yarbro, McKnight, & Nezlek, 2014) and long-lasting social bonds (Fredrickson, 2001) due to the creation of mutual PA (Bachorowski & Owren, 2001; Owren & Bachorowski, 2003).”