Academic Journal
HUMOR OF PALEONTOLOGISTS
| Title: | HUMOR OF PALEONTOLOGISTS |
|---|---|
| Source: | Doxa; No. 1(31) (2019); 26-31 Докса; № 1(31) (2019); 26-31 |
| Publisher Information: | Одеський національний університет імені І. І. Мечникова, 2019. |
| Publication Year: | 2019 |
| Subject Terms: | humor, палеонтология, popular science, палеонтологія, науково-популярна література, paleontology, юмор, научно-популярная литература, гумор |
| Description: | It is well known that sense of humor is closely connected to person’s creative potential. Many scientists showed it in their professional activity and literary works. It is true about the professional paleontologists. Humor is undesirable in two main cases. First is the books for young readers, who cannot be expected to understand author’s joke, and encyclopedias and dictionaries, which present the material in objective form. Second case is the strictly scientifictexts, which should be devoid of any ambivalence. Still, there are some examples of the comic effect even in the scientific naming of the extinct organisms, such as Hallucigenia, or Irritator. However, most paleontological jokes are to be found in popular science. They range from slight irony or wry choice of epigraphs to the extensive usage of various jokes. One of the notable examples are books by A. Zhuravlev, who widely uses wordplay in chapter titles. In one of his works, the theoretical material is interlaced with the “paleontological fables”. Quite often these jokes make use of philosophical, philological, and culturological material. That is why they can be seen not as just a way of easier presentation of the complex material, but also as a method of creating a new scientific and cultural context. В статье рассматриваются разные варианты комического, представленные в палеонтологической литературе. Показаны основные сферы использования юмора при изложении научного материала. Продемонстрировано что в некоторых случаях достигается не просто популяризация материала, но и введение его в новые культурные контексты. В статті розглядаються різні варіанти комічного, представлені в палеонтологічній літературі. Показані основні сфери використання гумору при викладі наукової інформації. Продемонстровано, що в деяких випадках досягається на лише популяризація матеріалу, але й введення його в нові культурні контексти. |
| Document Type: | Article |
| File Description: | application/pdf |
| Language: | Russian |
| ISSN: | 2410-2601 |
| Access URL: | http://doksa.onu.edu.ua/article/view/186350 |
| Rights: | CC BY NC |
| Accession Number: | edsair.scientific.p..b2fed576cad5f342104d897f494d3eda |
| Database: | OpenAIRE |
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