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== Jab lines == A joke contains a single story with a single punch line at the end. In the analysis of longer humorous texts, an expanded model is needed to map the [[Narratology|narratological structure]]. With this in mind, the [[Theories of humor#General theory of verbal humor|general theory of verbal humor]] (GTVH) was expanded to include longer humorous texts together with jokes, using the GTVH narrative structure to categorize them. A new term "jab line" was introduced to designate humor within the body of a text, as opposed to the punch line, which is always placed at the end. The jab line is functionally identical to the punch line, except that it can be positioned anywhere within the text, not just at the end. "Jab and punch lines are semantically indistinguishable (...), but they differ at a narratological level."<ref>{{harvnb|Attardo|2008|page=110}}.</ref> Additionally, "jab lines are humorous elements fully integrated in the narrative in which they appear (i.e., they do not disrupt the flow of the narrative, because they either are indispensable to the development of the 'plot' or of the text, or they are not antagonistic to it)".<ref>{{harvnb|Attardo|2001 |pages=82β83}}; partly available through [https://books.google.com/books?id=ZT4MBxNnYA8C&dq=jab+lines&pg=PA82 Google Books].</ref> Using the expanded narrative structure of the GTVH and this new terminology of jab lines, literature and humor researchers now have a single theoretical framework, with which they can analyze and map any kind of verbal humor, including novels, short stories, TV sitcoms, plays, movies as well as jokes.<ref>For an example of this type of humor text analysis, see {{harv|Attardo|2008|page=110}}.</ref>
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