The goal of the theory is to formulate the necessary and sufficient conditions, in purely semantic terms, for a text to be funny. Contemporary linguistic theories of humour arvo krikmann abstract. Encyclopedia of humor studies sage publications inc. In this paper, the researchers concentrate on the most problematic subject in english grammar that almost all the students suffer from.
Philosophy of humor stanford encyclopedia of philosophy. So this english professor comes into class and starts talking about the textual organization of jokes, the taxonomy of puns, the relations between the linguistic. The encyclopedia of humor studies explores the concept of humor in history and modern society in the united states and internationally. Attardo was professor of linguistics at youngstown state university from 1992 to 2007. Dec 24, 2019 linguistic theories of humor humor research, no. So this english professor comes into class and starts talking about the textual organization o. Later that year he received a phd in english from purdue university, with a specialization in linguistics and a dissertation on the linguistics of humor, which was published in 1994 as his first book, linguistic theories of humor. Several theoretical models have been proposed to describe and explain the function of humor in language.
In theory of literature, philosophy, even theory of creativity he is near to nobody. Psycinfo database record c 2016 apa, all rights reserved. Jan, 2010 linguistic theories of humor ebook written by salvatore attardo. The linguistic theory of humor defines the structure of a humor sentence as setup and punchline. Linguistic theories of humor approaches to semiotics salvatore attardo on free shipping on qualifying offers. Arthur koestlers bisociation theory of humour and its reception. Congressional humor as serious and purposeful communication. Due to their condensed form and to the interaction between language and image, cartoons are often considered to be a direct and easy to process means of communicating a message. Deliberately comprehensive and wideranging, the handbook includes chapterlong treatments on the traditional topics covered by language and humor e. Deepdyve is the easiest way to get instant access to the academic journals you need. Veatch utilizes the established idea that humor contains two incongruous elements. Victor raskins scriptbased theory of jokes ssth in his semantic mechanisms of humor. He studied at purdue university under victor raskin and extended raskins scriptbased semantic theory of humor ssth into the general theory of verbal humor. Using a linguistic theory of humour in teaching english grammar.
Start reading linguistic theories of humor humor research hr book 1 on your kindle in under a minute. In addition, the comedians develop a specific stage persona and create their own style of performing. Contemporary linguistic theories of humour researchgate. In linguistics, the affiliative aspect of humor has dominated the field of the discourse analysis of humor, which is somewhat of an anomaly within humor research. Jan 01, 1994 linguistic theories of humor humor research, no. The general theory of verbal humor gtvh was proposed by victor raskin and salvatore. Architecture and design arts asian and pacific studies business and economics chemistry classical and ancient near eastern studies computer sciences cultural studies engineering general interest geosciences history industrial chemistry islamic and middle eastern studies jewish studies law library and information science, book studies life sciences linguistics and semiotics literary studies materials sciences mathematics medicine music pharmacy philosophy physics social sciences sports and. The hostility theories address the aggressive aspect of humor, i. Semantic mechanisms of humor studies in linguistics and.
Linguistic theories of humor by salvatore attardo books on. Deepdyve is the largest online rental service for scholarly research with thousands of academic publications available at your fingertips. Pdf linguistic theories of humor wladyslaw chlopicki. Frontmatter contents introduction 1 survey of the literature 2 the linear organization of the joke 3 the analysis of puns 4 resolution in puns 5 semiotic and text theories 6 scriptbased theories 7 registerbased humor 8 nonjoke humor texts 9 the cooperative nature of humor 10 humor in context 11 directions in humor. Linguistic theories of humour free ebook download as pdf file. The routledge handbook of language and humor 1st edition. Download citation contemporary linguistic theories of humour the paper will discuss the following subtopics. The linguistics of humor is more generally concerned with incongruity theories as they describe the cognitive mechanisms that cause humor. These semiotic theories of humor are semantic in spirit, and, although less formalized than strictly linguistic theories, show findings remarkably similar to those of linguistics.
This works scope encompasses the humor of children, adults, and even nonhuman primates throughout the ages, from crude jokes and simple slapstick to sophisticated word play and ironic parody and satire. Linguistic theories of humor humor research attardo, salvatore on amazon. Other theories scriptbased semantic theory of humor. Jul 22, 2019 this is often debated against theories of the shifts in perspectives in humor. However, both types of study share a common focus, namely, that much of the linguistic humor that appears in traditional riddles and jokes is based on ambiguity, that is, on a word. Contemporary linguistic theories of humour folklore. Download for offline reading, highlight, bookmark or take notes while you read linguistic theories of humor. In cartoons, meaning and humor are produced either via two semiotic modes, the verbal and the visual, or solely via the visual mode. People activate mental scripts when they try to understand jokes. Nevertheless, theory of humour is the only area of research where koestler is considered a classic. Deep semantic analysis is the core of this approach to humor. Which of the following best describes raskins linguistic theory in martins text.
Oxford research encyclopedia of linguistics summary and keywords interest in the linguistics of humor is widespread and dates since classical times. Pdf contemporary linguistic theories of humour semantic scholar. Veatch 1998 has perhaps formulated the most precise and encompassing humor theory. It attempts to place various approaches to verbal humor in the context of broader linguistic theory.
The scriptbased semantic theory of humor ssth was introduced by victor raskin. Pdf on jan 1, 1998, helga kotthoff published salvatore attardo 1994. It all depends on the teachers innovative means of teaching. Linguistic theories of humor jokes humour free 30day. In this paper, we explore how to generate a punchline given the setup with the relevant knowledge. Subject areas publications open access services about us. Linguistic theories of humor find, read and cite all the research you need on. The creation of humor in standup comedy is seen as a combination of various linguistic features of joke telling such as wordplay and punning, hyperbole, repetitions, timing, and paralinguistic choices. Which of the following is not an example of the positive ethics of humor in an interdisciplinary context. So this english professor comes into class and starts talking about the textual organization of jokes, the taxonomy of puns, the relations between the linguistic form and the content of humorous texts, and other past and current topics in languagebased research into humor.
Humor in language oxford research encyclopedia of linguistics. Linguistic theories of humor humor research attardo, salvatore on. Building on raskins 1985 linguisticsemantic theory of verbal humor, t. By taking dialogic structures and the level of performance utterance formulation, conversational sequencing and emergent genre construction into consideration, i also hope to offer insights for. The most widely adopted one, the semanticscript theory of humor, was. Psychologists have primarily dealt with linguistic humor as an extension of the study of incongruity and its resolution e.