Abstract This short paper responds to Oring’s renewed and detailed criticism of the General Theory of Verbal Humor (2019). While conceding the need for some clarifications and elaborations in multidisciplinary collaboration, it mainly points to misunderstandings and misdirections of that criticism.

中文翻译：

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幽默的可预测符号学本质

摘要 这篇短文回应了 Oring 对《言语幽默通论》（2019 年）的更新和详细批评。虽然承认需要在多学科合作中进行一些澄清和详细说明，但主要指出了对该批评的误解和误导。