Humour from a linguistic perspective
The problem of classification
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https://doi.org/10.29051/el.v8iesp.1.16925Keywords:
Humour, Humour theory, Classification, Nature of humour, The german languageAbstract
Humour represents a central aspect of our everyday conversation. This is why the study of humour has attracted the attention of researchers for centuries. Although research on humour in its numerous genres has been pursued for centuries, only scant attention has been paid to research on theoretically interpretation of the humour theory in compliance with an anthropocentric scientific paradigm based on the modern German language. The present study focuses on humour from a linguistic perspective, trying to describe the types of humour theories. The views of famous researchers on this problem have been analyzed. Before discussing humour theories in detail, it will be helpful to define humour. This study shows which of the theories are the most relevant ones for cognitive-semantic research, as well as what their function is. We can conclude that the classification of humour theories by J. Jablonska-Hood is the most comprehensive.
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