Computational Humour: Utilizing Cross-Reference Ambiguity for Conversational Jokes

Tinholt, H.W. and Nijholt, A. (2007) Computational Humour: Utilizing Cross-Reference Ambiguity for Conversational Jokes. In: 7th International Workshop on Fuzzy Logic and Applications (WILF 2007), 7-10 July, Camogli (Genova), Italy.

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Abstract:	This paper presents a computer implementation that utilizes cross-reference ambiguity in utterances for simple conversational jokes. The approach is based on the SSTH. Using a simple script representation, it is shown that cross-reference ambiguities always satisfy the SSTH requirement for script overlap. To determine whether script opposition is present, we introduce a method that compares the concepts involved based on their semantic properties.When a given cross-reference ambiguity results in script opposition it is possible to generate a punchline based on this ambiguity. As a result of the low performance of the anaphora resolution algorithm and the data sparseness in ConceptNet the application performs moderately, but it does provide future prospects in generating conversational humour.
Item Type:	Conference or Workshop Item
Faculty:	Electrical Engineering, Mathematics and Computer Science (EEMCS)
Research Group:	Human Media Interaction (HMI)
Link to this item:	http://purl.utwente.nl/publications/61751
Official URL:	http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/978-3-540-73400-0_60
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