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The Linguistic Analysis of Jokes

By Graeme Ritchie
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By Graeme Ritchie
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This book starts from three observations. First, the use of humour is a complex, puzzling, and idiosyncratically human form of behaviour (and hence is of scientific interest). Second, there is currently no theory of how humour works. Third, one useful step towards a theory of humour is to analyze humorous items in precise detail, in order to understand their mechanisms.

The author begins by considering how to study jokes rigorously: the assumptions to make, the guidelines to follow and the p...

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