THE PROGMATICS OF HUMOR STYLISTIC FEATURES OF ENGLISH COMEDY SCRIPTSCONTENTINTRODUCTION………………………………………………………………...3CHAPTER I. THEORETICAL FRAMEWORK OF HUMOR IN LINGUISTICS1.1. The Concept of Humor in Linguistic and Pragmatic Studies …….…..……………………………………………………………………….…...61.2. Functions and Types of Humor in English Comedy Scripts ………………………………………………...………………………….…….…10CHAPTER II. STYLISTIC AND PRAGMATIC DEVICES IN ENGLISH COMEDY SCRIPTS2.1. Stylistic Features and Language Devices in Creating Humor ……..…………………………………………………………………………..….162.2. Pragmatic Strategies and Contextual Implications of Humor ………………………………………………………………………………….....27CONCLUSION…………………………………………………………………..32REFERENCES…………………………………………………………………..34