The information-conveying aspect of jokes

Humor

Volumn 1, Issue 3, 1988, Pages 279-298

  Zhao, Yan ^a  

^a PURDUE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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EID: 84928841667     PISSN: 09331719     EISSN: 16133722     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1515/humr.1988.1.3.279     Document Type: Article

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