The Basic Humor Process : : A Cognitive-Shift Theory and the Case against Incongruity / / Robert L. Latta.

• Superior document: Title is part of eBook package: De Gruyter DGBA Linguistics and Semiotics 1990 - 1999
• VerfasserIn: Latta, Robert L.,
• Place / Publishing House: Berlin ;, Boston : : De Gruyter Mouton, , [2011]; ©1999
• Year of Publication: 2011
• Edition: Reprint 2011
• Language: English
• Series: Humor Research [HR] , 5
• Physical Description: 1 online resource (257 p.)
• Other title: Frontmatter --; Preface --; Contents --; PART 1. Preliminaries --; Chapter 1. The mystery of humor and sundry further matters --; Chapter 2. The fundamental question of humor theory --; PART 2. Theory L and reason to conclude it is true --; Chapter 3. Theory L --; Chapter 4. The laughter of humor, relaxation, and pleasure --; Chapter 5. The inapplicability of standard criticisms of “relief” theories --; Chapter 6. The explanatory power of theory L --; PART 3. Incongruity theory and reason to conclude it is unsound --; Chapter 7. Incongruity theory and the concept of incongruity --; Chapter 8. First probe of incongruity theory: two complementary arguments --; Chapter 9. Second probe of incongruity theory: its collapse into cognitive-shift theory --; Chapter 10. Third probe of incongruity theory: its lack of explanatory power --; Chapter 11. Fourth probe of incongruity theory: sundry arguments and points --; PART 4. Further development --; Chapter 12. Kant and Koestler on humor --; Chapter 13. The ultimate incongruity thesis and concluding reflections --; Summary of the case for theory L --; References --; Permissions --; Index
• Format: Mode of access: Internet via World Wide Web.
• ISBN: 9783110806137; 9783110636895; 9783110305616
• ISSN: 1861-4116
• DOI: 10.1515/9783110806137
• Access: restricted access
• Hierarchical level: Monograph
• Statement of Responsibility: Robert L. Latta.