THE PROGMATICS OF HUMOR STYLISTIC FEATURES OF ENGLISH COMEDY SCRIPTS CONTENT INTRODUCTION………………………………………………………………...3 CHAPTER I. THEORETICAL FRAMEWORK OF HUMOR IN LINGUISTICS 1.1. The Concept of Humor in Linguistic and Pragmatic Studies …….…..……………………………………………………………………….…...6 1.2. Functions and Types of Humor in English Comedy Scripts ………………………………………………...………………………….…….…10 CHAPTER II. STYLISTIC AND PRAGMATIC DEVICES IN ENGLISH COMEDY SCRIPTS 2.1. Stylistic Features and Language Devices in Creating Humor ……..…………………………………………………………………………..….16 2.2. Pragmatic Strategies and Contextual Implications of Humor ………………………………………………………………………………….....27 CONCLUSION…………………………………………………………………..32 REFERENCES…………………………………………………………………..34