Uzbekistan state university of world languages the first english language faculty the department of english phonetics and phonology

Tillaboy qani?

Ketdi!-dedi Elmurod.

Ketdi? Nega ketdi?Hayrlashmasdan-a? (P.T.)

We can distinguish two types of anticlimax:
1) gradual drop in intensity;
2) sudden break in emotive power. In this case, emotive and logical importance is accumulated only to be unexpectedly brought up to a sudden break, e.g. He was unconsolable – for an afternoon /J.Galsworthy/.
    Anticlimax is mostly used as a means of achieving a humorous effect.
    Pun is a device based on polisemy, homonymy, or phonetic similarity to achieve a humorous effect.
There are several kinds of pun:
1) puns based on polysemy.They had the appearance of men to whom life had appeared as a reversible coat – seamy on both sides. /O.Henry/;
2) puns based on complete or partial homonymy:
Diner: Is it customary to tip a waiter in this restaurant?
Waiter: Why-ah-yes, sir.
Diner: Then hand me a tip. I’ve waited three quarters of an hour.
3) puns based on phonetic similarity:
-I’ve spent last summer in a very pretty city of Switzerland.
-Bern?
-No, I almost froze.
    Pun is used for satirical and humorous purposes. Many jokes are based on puns.