„Otthonkáció”, avagy a karanténoktatás mémjeinek humora. Humoros alakzatok a karanténmémekben
“Homification”: Humorous Figures of Speech in Memes about Quarantine Education

Summary/Abstract: In this paper I analyse humorous linguistic and visual devices in memes related to quarantine education posted in the Facebook group Tanár úr mémem. My goal is to explore how verbal and visual figures of speech contribute to achieving a humorous effect in the memes under study, and what their role is in identifying and resolving tension points. The introduction of online education outside the classroom was one of the first measures put in place in Spring 2020 for containing the coronavirus epidemic. Without doubt this was a measure with the broadest possible scope, as it affected not only students and teachers but also parents in general and through them every economic sector and several spheres of public life. From one day to the next, life situations changed dramatically, with a transformation of daily routines, producing significant tension and uncertainty in the life of individuals and smaller as well as larger communities. Humorous figures of speech occurring in memes are capable of identifying and resolving tension points, serving to engage recipients and direct their attention.

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