HUMOROUS GENRES AND OBJECTS OF RIDICULE IN CHINESE LITERATURE

Abstract

The article studies the development and manifestation of Chinese laughter culture. Laughter culture is formed in the specific historical conditions of each nation, so its manifestation is inextricably linked to the national tradition. Chinese laughter culture has been proposed by the Chinese scholar Xiao Jingyu (2006). According to him, manifestations of Chinese laughter culture can be divided into two main categories: traditional and contemporary. The aim of the paper is to develop these categories by adding linguistic means. The traditional categories are fables (寓言故 事), Chinese poems (诗歌) and literary fiction; also expressive arts: pai yu (俳优), no xi (傩戏) xiang sheng (相声), etc. In modern times, due to the popularity of media and the Internet, talk shows (脱口秀), emoji sets (表情包), etc. have become important forms of laughter culture manifestations.