Journal article
Puns and near puns in fables
The Journal of general psychology, Vol.132(3), pp.243-254
07/2005
Handle:
https://hdl.handle.net/2376/114815
PMID: 16011073
Abstract
In previous research, (L. G. Lippman, K. Bennington, & I. L. Sucharski, 2002; L. G. Lippman & M. L. Dunn, 2000; L. G. Lippman, I. L. Sucharski, & K. Bennington, 2001), the body of the material (one-liners or fables) had been manipulated to increase its contextual connection to the final word or sentence. In the present study, the body of 6 fables remained constant, and only 1-3 words of the final sentences were manipulated. The pun version had dual connections to the story. Final sentences of 2 other versions had the same meaning, only a single connection to the story, but 1 was related acoustically to the pun. University students, instructed to pretend that someone was telling them each story, rated the fables and their reactions. Compared with its acoustic counterpart, the pun version provoked more reported humor reactions. For the nonpun versions, the one related acoustically to the pun yielded reliably greater reported inclination to smile, suggesting that participants may have inferred or created a pun. The groan, as a communication device, is discussed.
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- Title
- Puns and near puns in fables
- Creators
- Sarah L Tragesser - Department of Psychology, Colorado State University, Fort Collins, CO 80523, USA. sarah@tragesser.netLouis G Lippman
- Publication Details
- The Journal of general psychology, Vol.132(3), pp.243-254
- Academic Unit
- Psychology, Department of
- Publisher
- United States
- Identifiers
- 99900547647501842
- Language
- English
- Resource Type
- Journal article