The comprehension of jokes: a cognitive science framework

by Ritchie, Graeme D.

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Full title :The comprehension of jokes : a cognitive science framework / Graeme Ritchie.

Edition Statements

Publication Date:©2018

Publication Statements

Publisher(s):Routledge
Place of Publication:Abingdon, Oxon
Language:eng
Publication Date:©2018

The Physical Object

Description:viii, 221 pages ; : 25 cm

Edition Identifiers

ISBN:9780815378280, 0815378289
oclc:on1031047673
LC Classification:PN6149.P5
Dewey Decimal:801/.957

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.