Semantic Mechanisms of Humor - Tapa blanda

Sinopsis

One: Survey of Humor Research.- 1. What Is Humor?.- 2. Is Humor Good or Bad?.- 3. Conditions for Humor.- 4. Physiology, Psychology, and Evolution of Humor.- 5. Classification of Humor.- 6. Theories of Humor.- 7. Structure of Humor.- Two: Theory.- 1. Verbal Humor.- 2. Linguistic Theory: Format.- 3. Linguistic Theory: Applications.- 4. Linguistic Applications To Humor: Research Strategy.- Three: Semantic Theory.- 1. Goals of Semantic Theory.- 2. Elements of Contextual Semantics.- 3. Format of Semantic Theory.- 4. Script-Based Lexicon.- 5. Combinatorial Rules.- 6. Justification and evaluation of semantic theory.- Four: Semantic Theory of Humor.- 1. Main Hypothesis.- 2. Joke Telling as Non-Bona-Fide-Commumcaxion.- 3. Script Overlap.- 4. Script Oppositeness.- 5. Semantic Script-Switch Triggers.- 6. Analysis of A Sample Joke.- 7. Theories of Humor: Script-Based Interpretation.- 8. Apparent Counterexamples.- 9. Joke Construction.- Five: Sexual Humor.- 1. Sexual/Non-Sexual Opposition: Overt, Unspecified.- 2. Sexual/Non-Sexual Opposition: Overt, Specified.- 3. Non-Sexual Opposition in Explicitly Sexual Humor.- 4. Specific Sexual Opposition in Explicitly Sexual Humor.- 5. Sexual Humor in the Russian Chastushka.- 6. Sexual Scripts, Oppositions and Triggers: A Summary.- Six: Ethnic Humor.- 1. Script of Language Distortion.- 2. Script of Dumbness.- 3. Script of Stinginess.- 4. Script of Craftiness.- 5. Non-Standard Specific Scripts in Ethnic Jokes.- 6. Smaller Targeted Groups in Ethnic Humor.- 7. National Superiority Jokes.- 8. Pseudo-Ethnic Jokes.- 9. Jewish Humor.- Seven: Political Humor.- 1. Denigration of a Political Figure.- 2. Denigration of a Political Group or Institution.- 3. Denigration of a Political Idea or Slogan.- 4. Exposure of National Traits.- 5. Exposure of Political Repression.- 6. Exposure of Shortages.- 7. Exposure of Specific Political Situations.- 8. Soviet Political Humor.- Afterword.- Appendices: Additional Joke Examples.- Appendix 1: 50 Simple Jokes.- Appendix 2: 25 Complex Jokes.- References.- Name Index.

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