Oring, Elliott,  1945- <br/><br/>
Engaging humor / 
Elliott Oring. 
 - Urbana, Ill. :  Chesham :  University of Illinois Press ;  Combined Academic [distributor],  2008. 
 - 224 p. :  ill. 
<br/><br/> Originally published: 2003. 
<br/><br/> Eliott Oring asks essential questions about humorous expression in contemporary society, examining how humour works, why it is employed, and what its messages might be. The book is full of examples of jokes and riddles that reveal humour to be a meaningful - even significant - form of expression. 
<br/><br/> Specialized. 
<br/><br/><label>ISBN: </label>9780252075933 (pbk.) :  £13.99 0252075935 (pbk.) :  £13.99 9780252027864 (hbk.) :  £17.99 0252027868 (hbk.) :  £17.99 
<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Topical Terms: </label><br/>Wit and humor--History and criticism.<br/>Comic, The.
<br/><br/><label>Dewey Class. No.: </label>809.7