Hyper- and misunderstanding in interactional humor

Journal of Pragmatics

Volumn 40, Issue 12, 2008, Pages 2027-2061

  Brône, Geert ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LEUVEN   (Belgium)

Author keywords

Figure ground reversal; Hyper understanding; Interactional humor; Layering; Mental spaces; Misunderstanding

Indexed keywords

EID: 53149096544     PISSN: 03782166     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.pragma.2008.04.011     Document Type: Article

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