Week # 3 - January 25, 2007

Are you laughing yet? Basic elements, factors, and subjects of effective humor. Linguistic studies of competence in communicating humor. Readings for Week 3: EW: #3 Berger, Arthur Asa: Anatomy of Joke. In “An Anatomy of Humor.” Transaction Publishers. 1998. Pp. 57-61.

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.