A symbolic description of punning riddles and its computer implementation:

Abstract: "Riddles based on simple puns can be classified according to the patterns of word, syllable or phrase similarity they depend upon. We have devised a formal model of the semantic and syntactic regularities underlying some of the simpler types of punning riddle. We have also implemented...

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Main Authors: Binsted, Kim (Author), Ritchie, Graeme D. (Author)
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: Edinburgh 1994
Series:University <Edinburgh> / Department of Artificial Intelligence: DAI research paper 688
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Summary:Abstract: "Riddles based on simple puns can be classified according to the patterns of word, syllable or phrase similarity they depend upon. We have devised a formal model of the semantic and syntactic regularities underlying some of the simpler types of punning riddle. We have also implemented this preliminary theory in a computer program which can generate riddles from a lexicon containing general data about words and phrases; that is, the lexicon content is not customised to produce jokes. Informal evaluation of the program's results by a set of human judges suggest that the riddles produced by this program are of comparable quality to those in general circulation among school children."
Physical Description:41 S.

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