Developments in Linguistic Humour Theory: (1 Topics in Humor Research)

This volume presents recent developments in the linguistics of humour. It depicts new theoretical proposals for capturing different humorous forms and phenomena central to humour research, thereby extending its scope. The 15 contributions critically survey and develop the existing interpretative models, or they postulate novel theoretical approaches to humour in order to better elucidate its workings. The collection of articles offers cutting-edge interdisciplinary explorations, encompassing various realms of linguistics (semantics, pragmatics, stylistics, cognitive linguistics, and language philosophy), as well as drawing on findings from other fields, primarily: sociology, psychology and anthropology. Thanks to careful overviews of the relevant background literature, the papers will be of use to not only researchers and academics but also students. Albeit focused on theoretical developments, rather than case studies, the volume is illustrated with interesting research data, such as the discourse of television programmes and series, films and stand-up comedy, as well as jokes.

Table of Contents:
1. A view on humour theory (by Dynel, Marta); 2. I. New humour frameworks and extensions; 3. From perception of contraries to humorous incongruities (by Canestrari, Carla); 4. Okras and the metapragmatic stereotypes of humour: Towards an expansion of the GTVH (by Tsakona, Villy); 5. Signals of humor: Encryption and laughter in social interaction (by Flamson, Thomas J.); 6. Comic nescience: An experimental view of humour and a case for the cultural negotiation function of humour (by Sehmby, Dalbir); 7. II. New theoretical issues in humour studies; 8. Impoliteness as disaffiliative humour in film talk (by Dynel, Marta); 9. Giving voice to the studio audience: Ratified and dynamic participation statuses in a television stand-up performance (by Seewoester Cain, Sarah); 10. Negotiating humorous intent (by Jongste, Henri de); 11. Perspective clashing as a humour mechanism (by Mayerhofer, Bastian); 12. Phrasemes, parodies and the art of timing: An interdisciplinary comparison of humour in music and language (by Goeth, Maria); 13. III. New theoretical approaches to established forms of humour; 14. Decoding encoded (im)politeness: "Cause on my teasing you can depend" (by Sinkeviciute, Valeria); 15. When does irony tickle the hearer?: Towards capturing the characteristics of humorous irony (by Dynel, Marta); 16. Strategies and tactics for ironic subversion (by Veale, Tony); 17. Salience, accessibility, and humorous potential in the comprehension of garden path jokes: A probabilistic approach (by Mayerhofer, Bastian); 18. Televised political satire: New theoretical introspections (by Popa, Diana E.); 19. "It's not funny out of context!": A cognitive stylistic approach to humorous narratives (by Marszalek, Agnes); 20. Index