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Direct linkKao, Justine T.; Levy, Roger; Goodman, Noah D. – Cognitive Science, 2016
Humor plays an essential role in human interactions. Precisely what makes something funny, however, remains elusive. While research on natural language understanding has made significant advancements in recent years, there has been little direct integration of humor research with computational models of language understanding. In this paper, we…
Descriptors: Humor, Language Usage, Sentences, Correlation
Peer reviewedNilsen, Don L. F. – Exercise Exchange, 1984
Discusses how metaphors are most effective at generating readers'"epiphany" or insight. (HTH)
Descriptors: Cognitive Processes, Critical Reading, Higher Education, Humor
