Table of contents

Chapters in this book

1. Prelim pages i
2. Table of contents v
3. A view on humour theory vii
4. I. New humour frameworks and extensions
5. From perception of contraries to humorous incongruities 3
6. Okras and the metapragmatic stereotypes of humour 25
7. Signals of humor 49
8. Comic nescience 75
9. II. New theoretical issues in humour studies
10. Impoliteness as disaffiliative humour in film talk 105
11. Giving voice to the studio audience 145
12. Negotiating humorous intent 179
13. Perspective clashing as a humour mechanism 211
14. Phrasemes, parodies and the art of timing 235
15. III. New theoretical approaches to established forms of humour
16. Decoding encoded (im)politeness 263
17. When does irony tickle the hearer? 289
18. Strategies and tactics for ironic subversion 321
19. Salience, accessibility, and humorous potential in the comprehension of garden path jokes 341
20. Televised political satire 367
21. “It’s not funny out of context!” 393
22. Index 423