Research Article

A CORPUS-BASED STUDY ON HUMOUR: A CASE OF CONTEMPORARY RUSSIAN YOUNG ADULT LITERATURE

Number: 71 November 3, 2025
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A CORPUS-BASED STUDY ON HUMOUR: A CASE OF CONTEMPORARY RUSSIAN YOUNG ADULT LITERATURE

Abstract

his study explores the mechanisms of verbal humour in contemporary Russian young adult literature through a corpus-based approach. It aims to determine how humour is embedded within the linguistic structure and to suggest a systematic methodology for its annotation. The analysis draws on a representative sample of Russian young adult fiction, A Diary of a Cat Sapiens by Tamara Kryukova, which is characterized by diverse semantic layers and cultural references. The methodology combines close reading with manual annotation, and corpus analysis using AntConc. The findings reveal that humour emerges from semantic shifts, stylistic incongruity, and allusions. The study concludes that annotated texts, enriched with linguistic and cultural commentary, serve as valuable resources for Russian language learners and translator training programs. It further recommends incorporating generative models to improve the annotation and analysis of humour.

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Details

Primary Language

English

Subjects

Language Studies (Other), Corpus Linguistics, Linguistic Structures (Incl. Phonology, Morphology and Syntax), World Languages, Literature and Culture (Other)

Journal Section

Research Article

Early Pub Date

October 16, 2025

Publication Date

November 3, 2025

Submission Date

June 1, 2025

Acceptance Date

September 3, 2025

Published in Issue

Year 2025 Number: 71

APA
Kozan, O. (2025). A CORPUS-BASED STUDY ON HUMOUR: A CASE OF CONTEMPORARY RUSSIAN YOUNG ADULT LITERATURE. Pamukkale Üniversitesi Sosyal Bilimler Enstitüsü Dergisi, 71, 279-300. https://doi.org/10.30794/pausbed.1711461
AMA
1.Kozan O. A CORPUS-BASED STUDY ON HUMOUR: A CASE OF CONTEMPORARY RUSSIAN YOUNG ADULT LITERATURE. PAUSBED. 2025;(71):279-300. doi:10.30794/pausbed.1711461
Chicago
Kozan, Olena. 2025. “A CORPUS-BASED STUDY ON HUMOUR: A CASE OF CONTEMPORARY RUSSIAN YOUNG ADULT LITERATURE”. Pamukkale Üniversitesi Sosyal Bilimler Enstitüsü Dergisi, nos. 71: 279-300. https://doi.org/10.30794/pausbed.1711461.
EndNote
Kozan O (November 1, 2025) A CORPUS-BASED STUDY ON HUMOUR: A CASE OF CONTEMPORARY RUSSIAN YOUNG ADULT LITERATURE. Pamukkale Üniversitesi Sosyal Bilimler Enstitüsü Dergisi 71 279–300.
IEEE
[1]O. Kozan, “A CORPUS-BASED STUDY ON HUMOUR: A CASE OF CONTEMPORARY RUSSIAN YOUNG ADULT LITERATURE”, PAUSBED, no. 71, pp. 279–300, Nov. 2025, doi: 10.30794/pausbed.1711461.
ISNAD
Kozan, Olena. “A CORPUS-BASED STUDY ON HUMOUR: A CASE OF CONTEMPORARY RUSSIAN YOUNG ADULT LITERATURE”. Pamukkale Üniversitesi Sosyal Bilimler Enstitüsü Dergisi. 71 (November 1, 2025): 279-300. https://doi.org/10.30794/pausbed.1711461.
JAMA
1.Kozan O. A CORPUS-BASED STUDY ON HUMOUR: A CASE OF CONTEMPORARY RUSSIAN YOUNG ADULT LITERATURE. PAUSBED. 2025;:279–300.
MLA
Kozan, Olena. “A CORPUS-BASED STUDY ON HUMOUR: A CASE OF CONTEMPORARY RUSSIAN YOUNG ADULT LITERATURE”. Pamukkale Üniversitesi Sosyal Bilimler Enstitüsü Dergisi, no. 71, Nov. 2025, pp. 279-00, doi:10.30794/pausbed.1711461.
Vancouver
1.Olena Kozan. A CORPUS-BASED STUDY ON HUMOUR: A CASE OF CONTEMPORARY RUSSIAN YOUNG ADULT LITERATURE. PAUSBED. 2025 Nov. 1;(71):279-300. doi:10.30794/pausbed.1711461
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