It’s Good Because It’s Funny…: Axiological Aspects of Humour in the Sociolect and Communication of the Young People Cover Image

Dobre, bo śmieszne… Aksjologiczne aspekty humoru w socjolekcie i komunikacji młodzieży
It’s Good Because It’s Funny…: Axiological Aspects of Humour in the Sociolect and Communication of the Young People

Author(s): Anna Wileczek
Subject(s): Social Sciences, Language and Literature Studies, Theoretical Linguistics, Communication studies, Theory of Communication, Phraseology
Published by: Towarzystwo Naukowe KUL & Katolicki Uniwersytet Lubelski Jana Pawła II
Keywords: the sociolect of the young people; humour; comic quality; valuation; axiology of humour; ludic aspects

Summary/Abstract: This article addresses aspects related to the current transformation of the category of humour in the sociolect and communication styles of the young people. The data are exemplified by digital discourses of the young taken from different channels and types of digital-oriented communication (including the database of the Youth Word of the Year). These language realisations, understood as variants of playing with the norms of language and the patterns of participation in culture, are embedded in the current transformation of the category of humour as a result of cultural phenomena such as the ludic aspects of pop-culture, the new carnivalisation of the xD philosophy, the apotheosis of triviality and experiences of extremeness.

  • Issue Year: 70/2022
  • Issue No: 6
  • Page Range: 179-201
  • Page Count: 23
  • Language: Polish