CHILDREN AND ADULT HUMOUR IN MODERN ANIMATION IN ENGLISH

E. N. Zakharenko / Е.Н. Захаренко, K. A. Kurmaeva / К.А. Курмаева

Abstract


This article brings together some data from Linguistics and Psychology within humour analyses in modern animation films in English. The purpose of the research is to classify different linguistic devices of jokes’ creation aimed at children of different age groups and adults. In the article you can find analyses of jokes that can be perceived and understood by the children of different age. Besides we made an attempt to classify the data. Finally, you can find an outline of the difficulties that will inevitably accompany any humour research and hints for the upcoming research in this field.


Keywords


humour; stylistic devices; allusion; developmental psychology; child psychology

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