Humor as a result of flouting conversational maxims

Abstract

The aim of coursework is to study the mechanisms of creating humourous situations using the example of memes that arise as a result of flouting of conversational maxims. 1) achieving the goal of the research involves the following tasks: 2) to investigate the theoretical foundations of understanding humour as an object of rhetoric and to find out the characteristic features of humour. 3) to characterize the pragmatic account of humour. 4) to analyze the main conversational maxims and their functioning in rhetorical relationships. 5) to analyze how the flouting of conversational maxims affects the creation of humourous situations using the example of memes. 6) to systematize the research results.