The Language Strategies to Humorous Sense Creation of Online Isan Kom Folktales

Abstract

The objective of this article is to study language strategies to create a sense of humour by applying the conceptual framework of humorous strategies as a guideline for analysis and interpretation. The data used in this study were obtained from a compilation of video clips in the form of a series of Isan online fairy tales, presented in a single episode via YouTube. From 10 of the creative works of Tawin Khaokreua and Wichian Tha-in. The results demonstrated that there are four strategies for using language to make jokes in Isan Kom Online Folktales: 1) strategies using ambiguous speech, 2) strategies using two-worded speech, 3) strategies using satirical speech and 4) Strategies using implied speech. The aforementioned ways of using language provide a great narrative that brings out humor from jokes.

Keywords

• language strategies
• humorous sense creation
• online isan kom folktales