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... punning riddle , a groan , not a laugh , is expected . In the pun , the contest nature of the event diminishes further ; the listener was not " set up " for defeat by a question— instead , the speaker simply made a clever statement ...
... punning riddle , a groan , not a laugh , is expected . In the pun , the contest nature of the event diminishes further ; the listener was not " set up " for defeat by a question— instead , the speaker simply made a clever statement ...
Page 75
... punning riddle ; but the pun must certainly have come from the conundrum . And we can look to the evidence of ontogeny for proof that the punning or " joking " riddle is the very earliest of verbal humor that children engage in . Martha ...
... punning riddle ; but the pun must certainly have come from the conundrum . And we can look to the evidence of ontogeny for proof that the punning or " joking " riddle is the very earliest of verbal humor that children engage in . Martha ...
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... punning developed from an an- cestor common with that of ridicule , our roar of triumph , then it becomes necessary to imagine two ( at least ) phylogenetic de- velopments , one for " humor " ( ridicule ) and one for " wit " ( punning ) ...
... punning developed from an an- cestor common with that of ridicule , our roar of triumph , then it becomes necessary to imagine two ( at least ) phylogenetic de- velopments , one for " humor " ( ridicule ) and one for " wit " ( punning ) ...
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