Contextual connections to puns in fables: Perceived humor

Journal of General Psychology

Volumn 128, Issue 2, 2001, Pages 157-169

  Lippman, Louis G ^a   Sucharski, Ivan Laars ^a   Bennington, Kristine ^a  

^a WESTERN WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Humor; Pun; Word play

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMOR; MALE; PERCEPTION;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; PERCEPTION; WIT AND HUMOR;

EID: 0035321927     PISSN: 00221309     EISSN: 19400888     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00221300109598905     Document Type: Article

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