Contents

Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter I
2. Contents V
3. Theory of humor and practice of humor research: Editor’s notes and thoughts 1
4. Psychology of humor 17
5. A primer for the linguistics of humor 101
6. Undertaking the comparative study of humor 157
7. Humor in anthropology and folklore 183
8. Philosophy and religion 211
9. Literature and humor 243
10. Humor and popular culture 281
11. Historical views of humor 303
12. Computational humor: Beyond the pun? 333
13. The sociology of humor 361
14. Beyond “Wit and Persuasion”: Rhetoric, composition, and humor studies 399
15. Applications of humor: Health, the workplace, and education 449
16. Humor and health 479
17. Humor in literature 523
18. Communication and humor 543
19. Verbally expressed humor and translation 569
20. Cartoons: Drawn jokes? 609
21. Backmatter 641