Playing with Mental Models: Humour in the BBC comedy series The Office
Henri de Jongste
[Topics in Humor Research, 9] 2020. xv, 301 pp.
Henri de Jongste
List of John Benjamins publications for which Henri de Jongste plays a role.
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Subjects Cognition and language | Communication Studies | Humor studies
Articles
2018 Mental models, humorous texts and humour evaluation Issues in Humour Cognition, Dynel, Marta (ed.), pp. 97–127 | Article
This paper investigates how a mental-model theory of communication can explain differences in humorous texts and how aesthetic criteria to evaluate humour are dependent on the way mental models are exploited. Humour is defined as the deliberate manipulation by speakers of their private mental… read more
2013 Negotiating humorous intent Developments in Linguistic Humour Theory, Dynel, Marta (ed.), pp. 179–210 | Article
In this chapter, it is argued that the negotiation of humorous intent takes place on the basis of cognitive, social and evaluative/emotional factors. Human communication is based on cooperative collaboration and this is grounded in a natural tendency for humans to be helpful, leading to mutual… read more