Defeasibility of Pragmatic Presuppositions in Humor Generation

摘要

Of the two types of pragmatic presuppositions to produce humor, i.e., generation of pragmatic presuppositions and de-feasibility of pragmatic presuppositions, the latter one receives particular attention because of its unique humorous effect. Further analysis reveals that defeasibility occurs in context conflicts and in the deliberate interpretation of utterances 'literal meaning by the listener.