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Week # 3 - September 11, 2008
Are you laughing yet?
Basic elements, factors,
and subjects of effective humor. Linguistic studies of competence in communicating
humor.
Readings for Week 3:
Berger, Arthur Asa: Anatomy
of Joke. In An Anatomy of Humor. Transaction
Publishers. 1998. Pp. 57-61. |
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Rothbart, Mary K.: Incongruity,
Problem-Solving and Laughter. In Humor and Laughter: Theory, Research,
and Applications. Edited by Antony J. Chapman and Hugh C. Foot. Transaction
Publishers. 1996. Pp. 37-54.
La Fave, Lawrence et al:
Superiority, Enhanced Self-Esteem, and Perceived Incongruity. In Humor
and Laughter: Theory, Research, and Applications. Edited by Antony
J. Chapman and Hugh C. Foot. Transaction Publishers. 1996. Pp. 63-92.
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