Metaphor as a means of creating a humorous effect in Bulgarian media texts

The paper is devoted to the questions of metaphor as a linguistic means and cognitive mechanism for creating a humorous effect in Bulgarian media texts. There is a similarity between the nature of metaphors and the humor, the ability of perception which refers to the evolutionary acquisition. The re...

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Main Author: Elena Viktotrovna Stoyanova
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Cracow Tertium Society for the Promotion of Language Studies 2021-04-01
Series:The European Journal of Humour Research
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Online Access:https://www.europeanjournalofhumour.org/index.php/ejhr/article/view/519