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August 25, 2025Humor - International Journal of Humor ResearchOpen Access

What’s in a pun? Assessing the relationship between phonological distance and perceived funniness of punning jokes

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APAnna PalmannTMTristan Miller

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Statistical analysis reveals a negative correlation between phonological distance and perceived funniness in puns, indicating lower distances enhance humor.

Key Points

  • A significant negative correlation was found between phonological distance and funniness ratings for puns, suggesting closer word similarity increases humor.
  • Among four measures of phonological distance, two showed strong evidence linking shorter distances to higher humor scores in jokes.
  • This statistical analysis utilized a large dataset to explore the relationship between language features and humor perception.
  • Future research should focus on the semantic aspects of puns and targets to further understand humorous effects.

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Palmann et al. (2025) studied this question.

synapsesocial.com/papers/68af5f0dad7bf08b1eae1b34https://doi.org/10.1515/humor-2024-0060
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