Puns in medical discourse: a linguistic and axiological analysis

Burkhonova , Mokhira, Бурхонова , Мохира, Burxonova , Mohira

Хорижий лингвистика ва лингводидактика · 2025-yil

Annotatsiya

This study examines the multifunctional nature of puns (calembours) in medical discourse from linguistic, stylistic, and axiological perspectives. Puns are analyzed as sophisticated wordplay mechanisms that exploit polysemy, homonymy, and phonetic similarity to produce both humorous and rhetorical effects. The research demonstrates that in medical contexts, puns serve not merely as entertainment but as critical tools for emotional relief, professional identity expression, and humanization of doctor-patient communication. Through theoretical analysis and examination of medical puns, this study reveals how wordplay integrates cognitive, pragmatic, and axiological dimensions, contributing to stress management, ethical balance, and the preservation of humanity in medical practice. The findings suggest that puns function as semiotic reflections of professional values, affirming compassion, optimism, and resilience within the medical community.

Maqola ma’lumotlari
MualliflarBurkhonova , Mokhira, Бурхонова , Мохира, Burxonova , Mohira
JurnalХорижий лингвистика ва лингводидактика
Nashr sanasi2025-11-25
Jild3
Son10/S
Betlar447-462
TilIngliz
DOI10.47689/2181-3701-vol3-iss10/s-pp447-462

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каламбур, игра слов, медицинский дискурс, стилистическое средство, полисемия, омонимия, аксиологическая функция, профессиональная идентичность, гуманизация медицины, pun, calembour, wordplay, medical discourse, stylistic device, polysemy, homonymy, axiological function, professional identity, humanization of medicine, kalambur, so'z o'yini, tibbiy diskurs, stilistik vosita, polisemiya, omonimiya, aksiologik funksiya, professional o'ziga xoslik, tibbiyotni insoniylashtirish

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