Rule-based Approaches to the Automatic Generation of Puns Based on Given Names in French

AbstractHumor is a cornerstone of human interactions. Because puns and word plays lie in the margins of phonology, syntax and semantics, large language models struggle with their generation. In this paper, we present two versions of a tool designed to create a typical kind of French jokes known as “Monsieur et Madame” jokes. We then discuss the main challenges and limitations rule based systems face when creating this kind of puns.