Phonetic Deviation in Kurdish Jokes

Abstract

Title: Phonetic Deviation in Kurdish Jokes

This study, titled "Phonetic Deviation in Kurdish Jokes," aims to identify and present the various types of phonetic deviation within Kurdish jokes, while determining their role and impact in constructing meaning and generating humorous effects.

The primary thesis of this study is grounded in the hypothesis that deviation constitutes the fundamental basis for the production and emergence of jokes. Accordingly, through the analysis of selected Kurdish joke samples, this research seeks to clarify the relationship between phonetic deviation and joke formation. Furthermore, it addresses several core researches questions: Does phonetic deviation play an effective role in generating jokes? Which types of phonetic deviation are utilized in joke production? What is the central message of Kurdish jokes? What are the explicit and implicit messages and purposes underlying the use of phonetic deviation in Kurdish humour?

The scope of this research is strictly confined to the Central Kurdish dialect (Sorani), analysing and interpreting jokes authored in this specific linguistic variety.

 In addition to the introduction and conclusions, this research consists of three parts: The first part is entitled (What is joke?), consists of two topics entitled (definition and terms of humor, the structure of humor). The second part, entitled Functions of Humor, consists of a single theme, Messages of Humor. The third section, entitled (Phonetic Deviation), consists of six topics: the first (sound adaptation), the second theme (sound incompatibility), the third theme (sound cost), the fourth theme (sound appearance). Finally, a list of sources and a summary of the study are presented in Arabic and English.

Humor is a form of satire; That is a short story or short story, which springs from the category of life, which ends in a surprising or funny way with the intention of making the recipient smile.