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The comprehension of jokes : a cognitive science framework / Graeme Ritchie.
Van Pelt Library PN6149.P5 R57 2018
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- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Ritchie, Graeme D., author.
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Wit and humor--Philosophy.
- Wit and humor.
- Wit and humor--Psychological aspects.
- Physical Description:
- viii, 221 pages ; 25 cm
- Place of Publication:
- Abingdon, Oxon ; New York, NY : Routledge, 2018.
- Contents:
- The programme of work
- Towards a theory of jokes
- The process of joke comprehension
- Text comprehension
- Processing and prediction
- Logic in jokes
- Incongruity and resolution
- Surprise
- The role of language
- Impropriety
- Superiority and aggression
- What's in a joke?
- Applying the framework
- The way forward.
- Notes:
- Includes biographical references and index.
- Other Format:
- Online version: Ritchie, Graeme D. Comprehension of jokes.
- ISBN:
- 9780815378280
- 0815378289
- OCLC:
- 1031047673
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