Humour in Gadoli stories in Kuhmare-sorkhi region based on extension of the general theory of verbal humour

Document Type : Original Article

Authors
1 Jahrom University
2 Jahrom University, Literature Department
10.48311/cfl.2026.117451.82831
Abstract
This article deals with the humor in the stories of Gaduli in the Kohmera Sorkhi region. The research procedure is library and analytic. Humor in stories of Gaduli is worthy of attention because they mostly do not reflect linguistic dimension and cannot be analyzed in the form of linguistic theories of humor such as the semantic frame theory of humor. The satires of the region can be examined in the form of the general theory of verbal humour due to the inclusion of cultural issues, but it is necessary to expand the theory and include zerangi as the most central subject of humour in the analysis. The findings focus on both cultural issues as the source of humor and the role played by impoliteness, two key issues recently come into center of humor studies in world studies. two reveal that zerangi plays a fundamental role that Since zerangi is specific to Iranian culture, the role of it in humor can be worthy of attention among humorous texts and theories related to it. In addition to zerangi, there is another issue that cen be considered as a source of humour namely ignorance that can be considered as a manifestation of zerangi, but in opposite direction: and the third main factor that can be the source of humor is impoliteness. The role of zerangi and ignorance in the creation of humor is prominent, and these two factors as a source of humour has not been reported in the cultures of other countries.
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Available Online from 11 May 2026