The Linguistic Analysis of Jokes

1. Introduction 2. Assumptions and Methodology 3. Linguistic preliminaries 4. Incongruity and its Resolution 5. Two Models of Incongruity-Resolution 6. The General Theory of Verbal Humour 7. Joke Similarity and Identity 8. Manipulating Interpretations 9. The Structure of Puns 10. Some Computational Studies 11. Pragmatic and Discourse Issues 12. Speculations on Joke Structure 13. Future Directions