Analysis of Structural-Semantic and Cultural Aspects in English, French and Russian Anecdotes

• E.V. LITVINENKO Kazan Federal University
• L.S. SIRAZOVA Kazan Federal University
• S.K. ZHARKYNBEKOVA L.N.Gumilyov Eurasian National University

Palabras clave: Anecdote, comparative analysis, humor, structural-semantic analysis. / Análisis comparativo, análisis estructural-semántico, anécdota, humor.

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ABSTRACT

 

The purpose of this study is to identify and compare the structural-semantic and cultural features of anecdotes to reveal its similarities and differences in the english, french and russian languages. Based on the analysis of a small corpus of anecdotes, the present exploratory study intends to identify types of lexical relations such as homonymy, polysemy, and paronymy and their linguistic features. The findings show that a common feature of russian, english, and french national humour can be considered as criticism.

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El propósito de este estudio es identificar y comparar las características estructurales, semánticas y culturales de las anécdotas para revelar sus similitudes y diferencias en los idiomas inglés, francés y ruso. Basado en el análisis de un pequeño corpus de anécdotas, el presente estudio exploratorio pretende identificar tipos de relaciones léxicas como la homonimia, la polisemia y la paronimia y sus características lingüísticas. Los hallazgos muestran que una característica común del humor nacional ruso, inglés y francés, puede considerarse una crítica.

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