Chapters in this book

1. Prelim pages i
2. Table of contents v
3. Preface xi
4. Symbols Used in Transcribing Laughter xiii
5. Introduction 1
6. Part One: How we laugh
7. The essential ingredients of laughter 17
8. Varieties of laughter 25
9. Laughing while speaking 41
10. Beyond the vocal tract 51
11. Part Two: Why we laugh
12. The feeling of nonseriousness 61
13. Nonseriousness without humor 73
14. Unplanned humor 89
15. Planned humor in oral traditions 99
16. Planned humor in writing 117
17. Humor in other cultures 127
18. Part Three: Pulling things together
19. Recapitulation 137
20. Reconciliation with other studies 139
21. Coda 157
22. References 159
23. Index 165