Disparity of men to the utilitarian norms as a source of laughter effect in the text of the English-language anecdote

Abstract

This article is devoted to the research of cognitive mechanisms of the creation of laughter effect of the English-language anecdote, which are based on the disparity of men to the utilitarian norms. The results of the analysis of linguistic objectification of stereotype presentations of representatives of English-language lingo-culture demonstrate quantitative and high-quality asymmetry. The found quantitative and high-quality asymmetry reflects the most socially meaningful gender-specific demands to the men as to the members of English-language society.