Contextual Connections to Puns in Tom Swifties
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 10120512 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Louis G Lippman (Western Washington University, corresponding author), Kristine Bennington (Western Washington University), Ivan Laars Sucharski |
| Year | 2002 |
| Volume | 129 |
| Issue | 2 |
| Pages | 202-208 |
| Publication date | 2002-04-01 |
| Open Access | No |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | The Journal of General Psychology (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0022-1309 • E-ISSN: 1940-0888 |
| Publisher | Taylor & Francis (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.1080/00221300209603139 |
| PMID | 12153136 |
| OpenAlex | W2058929121 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 4 |
| References cited | 8 |
Previous research conducted with short fables was replicated in this study with Swifties in which sentence length and presence of a pun were controlled. Of the 24 one-sentence word plays shown to each participant, half had an enhanced contextual connection that was predicted to increase appropriateness and detection of the incongruity, resulting in heightened perceived cleverness and humor. Results supported predictions, showing especially strong enhancement of perceived cleverness. The authors suggest that this outcome could be generalized to other forms of word play
Cognitive psychology · Connection (principal bundle · Linguistics · Natural language processing · Outcome (game theory · Pun · Sentence · Word (group theory · Computer Science · Humor Studies and Applications · Language, Metaphor, and Cognition · Leadership, Courage, and Heroism Studies · Mathematics · Psychology · Social Psychology
| Citations per year | 0.25 |
|---|---|
| Citation span | 2010 - 2018 (9) |
| Highly cited | No |