Laughter in a Time of Crisis

Authors:

Pages: 69-75
DOI: https://doi.org/10.54664/XCCR5999

Abstract:

The joke or the anecdote is considered as a product of wit, a source of laughter, or a means by which the Bulgarian manages to overcome the negative consequences of the financial crisis. The authors dealing with the study of jokes as a linguistic and cultural phenomenon emphasize that telling and composing jokes is activated when there are problems in society that accumulate serious tension, since the jokes are considered as an outlet or a form of reaction against social phenomena and personalities. In this paper is made an attempt to clarify the mechanisms and the linguistic means that produce the comic effect in the jokes.

Keywords:

jokes; anecdotes; language play; pun; double entendre.

Download

NA