15Apr 2019

TYPES OF SHORT COMIC TEXTS IN THE UZBEK AND ENGLISH LANGUAGES.

  • Senior teacher, Doctoral student of Jizzakh State Pedagogical Institute, Republic of Uzbekistan.
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Article is attempt of the taxonomical description of the texts which are a part of \"a small genre\": jokes, anecdotes and other national and folklore work which represent oral ridiculous story about an event with a witty ending. The author compares substantial characteristics Uzbek \"latifa\" to an English joke (anecdote) and a joke (joke) and reveals their universal and ethnopeculiar features.

Englishjokes(jokes)aredividedintothefollowingtypeswithspecificcharacteristics:
  1. ethnicslursorethnicjokes,inwhichthecomicisbasedonthedescriptionof nationalcharacters.SuchjokesareoftendescribedbytheBritishincontrastwiththeIrish andScots,alsoaffectedothernationalities,suchasJews.AnEnglishman,aScotsmanand anIrishmanwerediscussingtheinfidelityoftheirwives.\"Ithinkmywifeishavingan affairwithanelectrician\",saidtheEnglishman,\"becauseIfoundanelectrician\'s toolboxunderherbedlastnight.\"\"Ithinkmywifeishavinganaffairwithaplumber\", saidtheScotsman,\"becauselastnightIfoundaplungerunderherbed\".\"Ithinkmywifeis havinganaffairwithahorse\",saidtheIrishman,\"becauselastnightIfoundajockey underherbed.\"
  2. Narrativejokes-jokesintheformofanarrativeordialogueabout certain events,thebasichumorwhichistheclimaxpoint.
  3. Aladywalksintothedrugstoreandasksthepharmacistforsomearsenic.\"Ma\'am,what doyou-wanttodowitharsenic?\"\"Tokillmyhusband.\"\"Ican\'tsellyouarsenictokilla person!\"Theladylaysdownaphotoofamanandawomaninacompromisingposition. Themanisherhusbandandthewomanisthepharmacist\'swife.Hetakesthephoto,and nods.\"Ididn\'trealize youhadaprescription!\"
  4. Dirtyjokes-thejokesbasedonforbiddensubjects,whichincludeelementsof blackhumour.Subjectswhichmentionsimilarjokes,aredirectedonshocking ofpublic.Earlierthesejokeswereconsidered inadmissible,butsince the1970-80th yearswerewidelyadopted.OneofbasicresearchesoftextsofthistypeisJ. Legman\'smonographof\"RationaleoftheDirtyJoke\".
  5. Alecturerteachingmedicinewasgivingaclassroomobservation.Hetookoutajar ofyellow liquid\"This,\" he explained \"is urine. To be a doctor, you have to be observant of color,smell,sight,andtaste.\"Aftersayingso,hedippedhisfinger intothejarandputitintohismouthHisclasswatchedin amazement, most in disgust.Butbeingthegoodstudentsthattheywere,thejarwaspassed,andonebyone, theydippedtheirfingerintothejarandput itintotheirmouths. Afterthelast studentwasdone,thelecturershookhishead\"Ifanyofyouhadbeenobservant,you wouldhavenoticedthatIputmysecondfingerintothejarandmythirdfingerintomy mouth\"
  6. TomSwifties-jokeintheformofaphrasewithdirectspeech,whichisbuiltthe playonwords,basedonthepun.ThecharacterofthisjokesalwaysnamedTom.The nameofthistypeofjokesconnectedwithaseriesofbooksforteenagers,publishedin 1910Humoroustheeffect ofthesejokesisachievedthroughadverbs,finalphrase.
  7. \"It\'s freezing\"Тотmuttered icily.
  8. \"Wecouldhavemadeafortunecanningpineapples\"Tomgroaneddolefully \"Iknownotwhichgroceriesto purchase.\"Tom saidlistlessly
  9. dryhumourandironicjokesthatatfirstglance,serious,butinthemishidden mocker
  10. Amancarryingaladderthroughacrowdedstreethadthemisfortuneofbreakinga plate-glasswindowinastore.Heimmediatelydroppedhisladderandbrokeintoarun. But theshopkeeperalongwithhisservantschasedthemanwhowasfinallycaught. \"Here,you!\"shoutedtheangryshopkeeperwhenheregainedhisbreath\"Youhave brokenmywindow\".\"Ihave.\"admittedtheman.\"Anddidn\'tyouseemerunninghometo getthe moneytopayforit?\"
  11. Wellerisms-jokeintheformofawell-knownproverboridiom,whichisbased onthewordgame,\"astatementthatincludesasanecessarycomponentofsustainable expression,thesituation,theauthorofthisreplica,whilelinksbetweenthemare specificinconsistenciesbetweenthevalueofanexpressionandtheusewhichit acquiresincontext\".(Thistypeofjokesoriginatesfromthecharacter ofSamWeller,H.inventedbyDickensin1836.andexpressingtheirthoughtsinan originalwaSuchjokesalwayshavethreecomponents:aproverb,aspeakeranda humorousconclusion.
  12. \"Everyonetohisowntaste,\"theoldwomansaidwhenshekissedhercow\"Muchnoise andlittlewool,\"saidtheDevilwhenheshearedapi\"Simplyremarkable,\"saidthe teacherwhenaskedhisopinionaboutthenewdry-eraseboard
  13. Knock-Knockjokes?jokesintheformofrole-playinggamesthathavevery commondialoguesinEnglishandAmericanfilms,andmoreaboutchildren\'shumor. Thestructureofthesejokesisinfivelines:1)thewordsKnock,knock!(Showingthat knockatthedoor);2)thequestionWho\'sthere?;3)replywiththename;4)repetition oftheresponseandagainthequestionWho?;5)endingwithaplayonwords.Itis assumedthatthesejokesoriginatedinShakespeare\'splay Macbeth,wheretheporterlet invisitorstothecastle,knockedatthegate.
  14. KnockKnock!Who\'sthere?Коок!Коокwho?Don\'tcallmecuckoo!Knock,knock. Who\'sthere?AnitaAnitawho?Anitaridetowork.(Ineedarideto work.)
  15. Knockknock!Who\'sthere?Keith.Keithwho?Keithmesweetheart!(Kissme sweethear)
shaggy-dogstories-jokes-detailedstoriesabouteventsthatseemfunnyonlyto thespeaker.Haveanunexpectedending.

[Rustamov Ilkhom Tursunovich. (2019); TYPES OF SHORT COMIC TEXTS IN THE UZBEK AND ENGLISH LANGUAGES. Int. J. of Adv. Res. 7 (Apr). 1182-1188] (ISSN 2320-5407). www.journalijar.com

Rustamov Ilkhom Tursunovich
Senior teacher, Doctoral student of Jizzakh State Pedagogical Institute, Republic of Uzbekistan.

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Article DOI: 10.21474/IJAR01/8939      
DOI URL: https://dx.doi.org/10.21474/IJAR01/8939

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