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Chapters in this book

Frontmatter I
1 Preliminaries 1
2 Literature Review 37
3 Semantic Analysis and Humor Analysis 47
4 Beyond the Joke 61
5 A Theory of Humorous Texts 79
6 Diffuse Disjunction 103
7 Case Studies 127
8 “Lord Arthur Savile's Crime” by Oscar Wilde 163
9 Further Perspectives 203
Primary Sources 209
Works Cited 211
Index 226

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Chapters in this book

Frontmatter I
1 Preliminaries 1
2 Literature Review 37
3 Semantic Analysis and Humor Analysis 47
4 Beyond the Joke 61
5 A Theory of Humorous Texts 79
6 Diffuse Disjunction 103
7 Case Studies 127
8 “Lord Arthur Savile's Crime” by Oscar Wilde 163
9 Further Perspectives 203
Primary Sources 209
Works Cited 211
Index 226

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