Table of contents

Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter i
2. Table of contents v
3. A foreword on humorous discourse 1
4. I Approaches at the essence of humorous discourse
5. Humor theory: What is and what is not 11
6. Metonymy in humour 23
7. Conceptual integration and humor 53
8. The dynamics of humour 75
9. II Humor as a function of discourse
10. The GTVH and humorous discourse 93
11. Metapragmatic markers of the bona fide and non-bona fide modes of communication 107
12. Wordplay and football: Humour in the discourse of written sports reporting 131
13. Audience affiliation, membership categories, and the construction of humor in stand-up comedy 155
14. Humor research and humor reception: Far away, so close 179
15. III Computer modeling of humorous discourse
16. Ontological Semantic Theory of Humor in a context of humorous discourse 205
17. Notes on the contributors 219
18. Index 221