Qualitative Analysis of Female Texts in Chinese Stand-up Comedy

TIANMIAO YU

doi:10.54254/2753-7064/35/20240041

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Received: 20 June 2024

Published: 31 July 2024

DOI: https://doi.org/10.54254/2753-7064/35/20240041

Article Type: Research Article

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YU,T. (2024). Qualitative Analysis of Female Texts in Chinese Stand-up Comedy. Communications in Humanities Research,35,118-123.

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