STYLISTIC ANALYSIS OF WORD PLAY IN LINGUISTICS OF THE ENGLISH LANGUAGE

Abstract

Annotation: This article provides a stylistic analysis of word play in the English language, examining its forms, functions, and linguistic impact. It explores key types of word play, including puns, ambiguity, and neologisms, and discusses their role in humor, irony, and meaning construction. The paper also highlights the pragmatic, semantic, and cognitive effects of word play in discourse, drawing on theories from linguistics and cognitive science. The analysis demonstrates how word play enhances communication by engaging the listener’s cognitive resources and manipulating language to create new layers of meaning.