LINGUISTIC ASPECTS OF PARADOX FUNCTION IN THE HUMORISTIC WORKS OF CANADIAN AND BRITISH WRITERS

Authors

  • O. Yemets

Keywords:

paradox, humorous text, allusion, hyperbole, antithesis, oxymoron

Abstract

The paper is devoted to investigation of paradox in humorous stories of the Canadian writer Stephen Leacock and the British author George Mikes. Types of paradox and stylistic means of its creation are characterized.

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Published

2018-06-28

Issue

Vol. 1 No. 26 (2012): Scientific proceedings of Ostroh Academy National University. "Philology" Series

Section

LINGUISTIC AND LITERATURE MATERIAL IN ITS STRUCTURAL AND STYLISTIC INTERPRETATIO

How to Cite

LINGUISTIC ASPECTS OF PARADOX FUNCTION IN THE HUMORISTIC WORKS OF CANADIAN AND BRITISH WRITERS. (2018). Scientific Notes of Ostroh Academy National University: Philology Series, 1(26), 106-107. https://journals.oa.edu.ua/Philology/article/view/1112