ABOUT THE NATURE AND FEATURES OF COMIC IN HUMOROUS SONGS OF KUBACHIN FOLKLORE

Abstract

Humorous songs are a popular and widespread genre variety of lyrical poetry in the folklore of the Kubachin people – one of the ethnic groups of the Dargins who are part of the peoples of the Republic of Dagestan. Humorous songs are thematically connected with the life, everyday life, traditions and customs of their people and reflect mainly the family and household sphere. In this article, the task is set on the material of humorous songs of Kubachin folklore, first introduced into scientific circulation, to consider their themes, poetic means, national-specific features, to identify the nature and content of the laughing elements, that is, to show a variety of shades of humor. The article points out that in some cases, humorous songs are joined by satirical songs, in which the everyday vices of the song characters are ridiculed with special sharpness. They often emphasize an edifying attitude, which indicates that they reflect the norms of folk ethics and morality. In the process of analyzing the texts, such forms of laughter as light, good-natured humor, irony, contrast, exaggeration, sarcasm, grotesque, etc. are traced.