Editor for this issue: Naomi Ogasawara <naomi
linguistlist.org>
HUMOR International Journal of Humor Research Editor-in-Chief: Lawrence E. Mintz ISSN 0933-1719 Volume 14-1 (2001) Contents WILLIAM TYNES COWAN Plantation comic modes MARTIN F�HR Some aspects of form and function of humor in adolescence SIEGFRIED DEWITTE and TOM VERGUTS Being funny: A selectionist account of humor production JENNIFER HAY The pragmatics of humor support LINDA D. HENMAN Humor as a coping mechanism: Lessons from POWs Book reviews BOB EASTON-WALLER John Morreall: Comedy, Tragedy, and Religion PETER DERKS Gerard Matte and Jessica Milner Davis (eds): Readings from the International Conference on Humor: A Special Issue of the Australian Journal of Comedy MARY ANN RISHEL Shannon Hengen (ed): Performing Gender and Comedy - Theories, Texts and Contexts Newsletter For subscription information please contact the publisher: Mouton de Gruyter Genthiner Str. 13 10785 Berlin, Germany Fax: +49 30 26005 222 e-mail: ordersMail to author|Respond to list|Read more issues|LINGUIST home page|Top of issuedegruyter.de Journals and titles published by Mouton de Gruyter can be ordered via the World Wide Web at: http://www.degruyter.com