A COMPARATIVE ANALYSIS OF HUMOROUS DIALOGUES IN DIFFERENT LANGUAGES BASED ON SPEECH ACT THEORY

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  • Bektoshev Mubashirkhon Odilbek ugli EFL teacher at Kokand University Doctoral student of Kokand State University

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https://doi.org/10.55640/

Abstract

The essence of humor lies not only in the words with funny content but often in the specific pragmatic use of speech, i.e., in how it is said. Speech Act Theory, developed by J.L. Austin and J.R. Searle, emphasizes that speech is not only about conveying a certain meaning but also a means of performing a certain action. The speaker promises, asks, orders, curses, or casts a spell. In humorous speech, the standard use of these speech acts is violated, turned in an unexpected direction, or interpreted in a specific way, and it is this violation that serves as the main source of the comic effect.

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Published

2025-09-03

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Vol. 4 No. 8 (2025): Journal of Multidisciplinary Sciences and Innovations

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A COMPARATIVE ANALYSIS OF HUMOROUS DIALOGUES IN DIFFERENT LANGUAGES BASED ON SPEECH ACT THEORY. (2025). Journal of Multidisciplinary Sciences and Innovations, 4(8), 34-37. https://doi.org/10.55640/