Homonyms as a phenomenon are one of the sources of the word play

Abstract

Ali Kaljanov (Uzbekistan)

The anecdote being one of the categories of word play is analyzed in the article. This research work consists of many jokes and anecdotes collected from different books and Karakalpak folklore. A pun is a joke based on the interplay of homonyms — words with the same form but different meanings. The homonyms in the modern Karakalpak language is considered in this article. Language games have deep roots in the Karakalpak language. In this regard, the study of the examples of Karakalpak folklore is important. The two-volume book was devoted to the analysis of anecdotes in Karakalpak folklore by creating a base of such directions. This means that the Karakalpak language has a large fundamental homonymous resource of the language games.