The Rasch Model in Humour Research

Springer, Matthias (2023): The Rasch Model in Humour Research. In: Oloruntoba-Oju, Taiwo (ed.) : Humour Theory and Stylistic Enquiry. 1. Edition. Cham: Springer Nature Switzerland. pp. 63-86

Abstract

This study examines the object-subject (stimulus-resipient) trap in the study of humour, whereby humour is perceived as arising either from some properties of the object (stimulus) or from the peculiarities of the subject (recipient). The chapter not only suggests the necessity of always considering the two (object-subject) sides in order to well appraise humour, but also crucially proposes a conceptualization of humour as competence, in the sense of a personality trait, which is analogous to sense of humour in psychology. This view of humour can enable the use of methods of competence measurement to appraise and assess the quality of humour. Finally, the Rasch model is presented in this chapter as a particularly effective method of humour competence measurement.

• Item Type: Book Section
• Faculties: Languages and Literatures > Department 1 > German as a Foreign Language
• Subjects: 100 Philosophy and Psychology > 120 Epistemology; 100 Philosophy and Psychology > 150 Psychology
• ISBN: 978-3-031-40387-3
• Place of Publication: Cham
• Language: English