Comic Effect Research Articles

Effectiveness of Cartoons, Comics, and Animation-Based Sexual Health Promotion and Education Interventions: A Scoping Review

Objective Sexual health education is crucial for promoting healthy sexual behaviors among people of all ages. Interventions involving cartoons, comics, and animations have emerged as effective tools due to their engaging and accessible nature. This scoping review explores the effectiveness of these interventions across different time frames and age groups. Methods Using the PICOS framework and PRISMA guidelines for scoping reviews, a review was conducted across 14 databases to include relevant studies published between 2000 and 31 May 2024. Results Analyzing 51 intervention studies meeting the inclusion/exclusion criteria revealed varied outcomes in interventions that highlight a significant shift in focus from developing educational tools and empowering youth in the earlier period (2000–2010) to implementing advanced technology-based cartoons, comics, and animations interventions and addressing diverse populations in the later period (2011–2024). The results of these studies were predominantly positive, with many reporting significant improvements in knowledge, behaviors, and engagement. Conclusion While many studies report positive outcomes, further investigation is needed into the long-term impact of digital-based cartoons, comics, and animation interventions on behavior change and health outcomes. Research should also explore the effectiveness of these tools in different cultural and socioeconomic contexts to ensure their broad applicability. Ongoing research and iterative development are warranted to ensure that these interventions continue to evolve and meet the changing needs of users in an increasingly digital world across diverse populations

The Humor Translation in American Sitcoms from the Perspective of Skopos Theory—A Case Study of Modern Family

With the frequent cultural exchanges between China and foreign countries, film and television series, not only gradually replace the mainstream position of traditional print media, but also play a very important role in cross-cultural communication. It is difficult to convey the same comic effect in different cultural backgrounds. Guided by Skopos theory, this paper takes the subtitle translation of Modern Family as an example to analyze the translation of some humorous lines in this sitcom. It aims to achieve the effect of integration, hoping to put forward more opinions on the subtitle translation of more excellent overseas comedy works in the future.

Comparative analysis of English and American humor in literary discourse

The article studies humor as a type of comic in the literary discourse. The composition of the traditional comic variety paradigm is determined, including humor, irony, satire, and sarcasm. The leading techniques and linguistic/speech means of representing and enhancing the comic effect in the literary discourse are described. The essentials of their complex description are considered. The concept of humor is analyzed as a linguistic and sociocultural phenomenon in the literary discourse. Attention is focused on investigating the peculiarities of British and American humor. The authors trace the differences between English and American humor in domestic and foreign linguistic and literary sources. The peculiarities of the linguistic criterion itself are revealed, which is essential in linguists' identification and study of humor as a kind of comic. The leading classifications of verbal means, forms, and techniques of humorous wit in the literary discourse are highlighted. Humor among the English tends to manifest itself mainly in times of personal hardship and to be largely self-directed. The most crucial feature of American humor is slang, which is peculiar only to Americans.

Literary allusions serving as tools for comic effect in the works of Tertullian

AbstractThe overwhelming majority of early Christian authors considered humour and laughter inappropriate. A significant exception to this is Tertullian, who ‒ as a trained orator ‒ was well aware of the importance of verbal humour, particularly as manifested in his apologetic works. In his disputes with heretics and pagans Tertullian practically destroyed his opponents with the weapons of irony, sarcasm, and mockery. However, in this article, we only examine the role of literary allusions in Tertullian's humour. Both Cicero and Quintilian approved of the use of quotations from classical authors for the sake of humorous effect. To our greatest surprise, Tertullian went so far even as to quote from the low-down comedy writers (mimographoi) to achieve this effect. He did all this despite the fact that ‒ as a Christian moralist ‒ he deeply despised and condemned these lowly theatre plays.

Family “passports” of N. V. Gogol's comedy “Marriage”

The article explores the meaning of the surnames in Gogol’s comedy “Marriage”. The origin of the names of the grooms Zhevakin (zhevat’ — chew) and Onuchkin is associated with the folk saying “Chew onuchka.” Regarding the surname Yaichnitsa (yaichnitsa — fried eggs), an episode of the play is drawn in, where the bride warns the groom with the words: “I hope you won’t be angry... At the table there will only be cabbage soup... and drochenoye.” Drochenoye or drachena is a dish very similar to “fried eggs”. According to Gogol’s entry regarding the characterization of the “portly” Yaichnitsa, he can be described as “a spoilt, fat child”. In addition, an article proposes an explanation of the situational synonymy contained in the play. The “road” surnames of two more characters in the play — Podkolesin (pod — under, koleso — wheel) and Kochkarev (kochka — hummock) — are associated with Gogol’s spiritual aspirations to show “paths and roads... for everyone” to the “lofty and beautiful” in the “dark and confused present”. The analysis of linguistic means allowed to reveal the individual features of Gogol’s poetics as a satirical writer and a denouncer of human “vulgarity”. The article pays close attention to the fact that expressive vocabulary plays an important role in creating the image of the exposed hero. A penetrating sharp word, various “abusive” and derogatory expressions, a popular nickname, a characteristic surname close to an “epigram” make up the artist’s arsenal not only for creating a comic effect. To an even greater extent, negatively colored evaluative means serve to educate contemporaries.

Educational Comics Based-Local Folktales and Its Effects on Reading Literacy of Rural Primary School Students

Reading is a basic literacy that plays an important role in the intellectual development of students. Based on various surveys, it was identified that the reading competence of Indonesian students was very low. The research aims was to implement educative comics based on local folktale and examine its effect on increasing reading literacy of in rural rural primary school students. The research is a quasi-experimental design with pre-test-post-test non-equivalent control group design. The participants were 3rd grade elementary school students in rural Karanganyar Regency, Central Java, Indonesia. Sampling was done by purposive sampling and cluster random sampling technique. There were 58 students in the experimental group and 56 students in the control group from 2 different elementary schools, but their qualifications were both in the good category. In learning to read, the experimental group used educational comic books containing local folktales while the control group used texts containing local folktale. Reading literacy competency data was obtained through paper and pencil tests. The data obtained were analysed descriptively and inferentially using t-test. The results of the study prove that there is a significant effect of educational comics based on local folktale on students' reading literacy competence. Local folktale supported by images is suspected to facilitate the availability of context so that the substance of the text is easier to understand. Therefore, teachers are advised to use image support in learning to cover learning losses due to the pandemic, especially in rural schools which experience many obstacles in distance learning.

Digital Comic Media Development to Overcome Students’ Difficulty in Learning Figurative Language Grade V Elementary School

Figurative language as one of the materials in Indonesian language learning, is very important to learn. However, there are still many students who have difficulty understanding the material. Difficulty understanding the material will result in difficulty understanding the meaning of words. This study aims to develop digital comic media on figurative language material for grade V elementary school students. This type of research is development research with the ADDIE development model. The data collection techniques used in this research are observation, interviews, documentation, questionnaires, and tests. The data analysis techniques used were the normality test, t-test, and <em>N-Gain</em> test. The results of the assessment of the feasibility of digital comics from material experts obtained a score of 89.87%. While the assessment of media experts obtained a value of 88.05%. In addition, responses from users on small-scale product trials obtained a percentage of 98.33% from students and 100% from homeroom teacher. Meanwhile, during the large-scale product trial, a percentage of 98.18% was obtained from students and 100% from homeroom teacher. The effectiveness of digital comics on figurative language material is evidenced in the t-test, with the results in the small-scale product trial a value of 𝑡 of 11.366 > with a value of 2.571. While in the large-scale product trial obtained amounting to 16.115 > with a value of 2.080. In the <em>N-Gain</em> test, the small-scale product trial obtained an <em>N-Gain</em> of 0.77 and the large-scale product trial obtained an <em>N-Gain</em> of 0.74.

Современная немецкая политическая карикатура (на материале карикатур К. Штуттманна)

The aim of the study is to identify the linguostylistic features of creating a comic effect in modern German political cartoons. The paper examines political cartoons by Klaus Stuttmann. The scientific novelty of the research lies in the linguistic and cultural analysis of the verbal and nonverbal components of political cartoons by one of the most famous contemporary German cartoonists, Klaus Stuttmann, a winner of numerous awards. Based on the analysis of Stuttmann’s cartoons from 2022-2024, it has been found that cartoons are polycode texts in which the combination of verbal and nonverbal components creates a comic effect as a specific reaction of the cartoonist to current political events. The authors propose a division of political cartoons into informational and analytical types. As a result, the characteristic features of informational and analytical types of cartoons have been identified and described. Various ways of representing prototypes and identifying cartoon characters have been revealed, as well as mechanisms for creating a comic effect based on the combination of verbal and nonverbal components.

Verbally Expressed Humor Translation Strategy in Audiovisual Products: A Systematic Literature Review

Verbally Expressed Humor (VEH) is a form of humor that through language, written or spoken, to create comic effects. VEH translation in audiovisual products has been a great challenge due to the cultural and linguistic gap in target culture, and the translation inaccuracy and bias bring confusion to audience. Besides, though various methods have been utilized in investigating VEH translation strategies in subtitling and dubbing, no agreed-upon strategy suggestion for each category of VEH. In the present study, systematic literature review methodology is applied to examine related studies published until 1 January 2024, sourced from Web of Science (WoS) collection and Scopus. 35 articles are selected under the guideline of PRISMA 2020 and eligibility criteria. In general, the study aims to examine research status on VEH translation in audiovisual products. Specifically, it tends to clarify what translation strategies are used in translating VEH. The review indicates that: 1) English has been explored most frequently as the source and target language in studies of VEH translation in audiovisual products. 2) The major humor type examined in the selected studies is wordplay. 3) The VEH translation can be guided by various translation strategies taxonomies, while the slight adaptation or change is usually required. 4) Gottlieb’s (1992) taxonomy of translation strategies has been extensively utilized in the translation of VEH. However, there remains an absence of a standardized set of translation strategies that can be universally applied to any specific category of VEH. The findings can discover research gap and future trends for researchers, providing VEH translation advice for translators.

Features of Modern Comic Advertising

The purpose of this article is to analyze the texts of modern advertising with comic elements. Modern advertising is increasingly using various pragmatic strategies aimed at evoking emotions in the addressee. One of the effective ways to achieve this goal is to use humor and create a comic effect. Humor helps to attract the audience's attention and remember the advertising message. Advertising texts often use a variety of linguistic techniques and play with linguistic devices to achieve their goals. Speech polysemy of linguistic means, along with homonymy, functional syncretism, play with words, comic images and situations most often become the cause of the comic. In the analysis of advertising texts, the continuous sampling method was used. Its use helped to select more than 50 advertising texts with comic overtones. Quantitative analysis was used to quantify advertisements with comic elements and to survey men and women to determine the impact of such advertisements on their daily lives. During the research, it was revealed that advertising with comic elements is capable of more fully, informatively and clearly conveying information, emotions and values through a combination of verbal and non-verbal elements, taking into account the preferences and expectations of the target audience. The article can be used as an application for students of advertising science, some aspects of modern journalism and comic literature.

The Effectiveness of Digital Comics Based on Sasak Folklore on the Reading Literacy and Independent Character of Grade IV Elementary School Students

The Effectiveness of Digital Comics Based on Sasak Folklore on the Reading Literacy and Independent Character of Grade IV Elementary School Students

GOOD MOANING! THE HUMOROUS ALTERATIONS AND TRANSLATION MECHANISMS IN THE LINES OF ‘ALLo ‘ALLo!’S OFFICER CRABTREE

Officer Crabtree is a memorable character from the British sitcom ‘Allo ‘Allo!, char- acterized by his pseudo-English speech. The ways in which his language deviates from the stan- dard English bring about a very humorous effect. This paper introduces the main tenets of the incongruity theory and the main types of wordplay through which Crabtree’s speech is delivered, before defining the relevant morphological and morphosyntactic shifts which dominate his lines in the series. Next, the paper collects all of his original lines from the show, analyzes them for different morphological changes and classifies them accordingly, while the Serbian translation of his lines is also taken into account and analyzed for further morphological and morphosyntactic shifts. Additionally, the direct translation mechanisms from English to Serbian are analyzed and classified as well. The results are first expressed in terms of percentage, and then compared be- tween the two languages, with the aim to discover which of the presented alterations dominate in creating the comical effect for the audience.

From Acronym to Pun: Exploring the Comic Effect of Backronyms (in French)

From Acronym to Pun: Exploring the Comic Effect of Backronyms (in French)

Revolutionary Flipbook-Based Digital Comic: Changing Student Engagement in Learning

The development of digital technology has had a significant impact on various aspects of life, including education. The use of digital media in learning is a necessity to motivate and increase students' interest in learning. One form of digital media that attracts attention is flipbook-based comics. This research aims to develop digital flipbook-based comics as an innovative learning tool to increase students' interest in learning. This research uses a 4D development approach (Define, Design, Develop, and Disseminate) to design, develop, and implement digital flipbook-based comics as an innovative tool aimed at increasing students' interest in learning. This research also involved testing with a number of students to evaluate the effectiveness and attractiveness of digital flipbook-based comics as a learning tool. The data collected involves aspects of learning interest, understanding of the material, and student satisfaction with the use of digital flipbook-based comics. The research results show that the use of digital flipbook-based comics can significantly increase students' interest in learning. Students responded positively to the interactive and fun learning experience. Therefore, the development of digital flipbook-based comics is an innovative solution in increasing students' interest in learning in this digital era.

Subtle Social Critique in Oliver Goldsmith’s She Stoops to Conquer

Subtle Social Critique in Oliver Goldsmith’s She Stoops to Conquer

PENGEMBANGAN KOMIK EDUKASI BERBASIS CREATIVE PROBLEM SOLVING BERBANTUAN KVISOFT FLIPBOOK MAKER PRO UNTUK SEKOLAH DASAR

This research aims to develop and produce the effectiveness of an educational comic based on Creative Problem Solving (CPS) using Kvisoft Flipbook Maker Pro as interactive media for elementary school students. This research uses the ADDIE (Analysis, Design, Development, Implementation, Evaluation) model development approach. The main innovation of this research is the use of the Creative Problem Solving approach in designing educational comic content. In addition, Kvisoft Flipbook Maker Pro is used to present comics interactively, adding a more interesting visual dimension. The research results include educational comics developed and evaluation results from field trials. Evaluation involves responses from students, teachers, and the appropriateness, attractiveness, and effectiveness of comics in increasing understanding of educational concepts. It is hoped that this research can contribute to the development of innovative teaching methods and increase student involvement in the learning process. The results obtained were that the teaching materials developed obtained a validity percentage of 89.06% (Content Validation), 80% (Graphic Validation), and 83.3% (Language Validation). The practicality of the teacher's response was obtained at 3.7 (very practical), while the student's response was 3.5 (very practical. Effectiveness can be seen from student learning outcomes, namely an N-Gain Score of 0.71 (High) in the quite effective category. This means, The teaching materials developed are valid, practical and effective for grade 3 elementary school students

Semantic word change as the main way to create a comic effect in the speech genres of Internet communication

The subject of the study is the semantic change of a word as a way to create a comic effect in the Internet communication. The object of the research in the article is Internet memes. Special attention is paid in the article to new ways of creating a comic effect, which the authors of memes find against the background of an increase in the level of intra-genre competition. Comic genres of Internet communication are becoming a kind of thesaurus reflecting the current state of the Russian language and the changes that have occurred in it. Nevertheless, the novelty and dynamic change of linguistic trends in the speech comic genres of Internet communication suggest an insufficient theoretical justification of the problem, which determines the relevance of this work. To establish the methods used to create a comic effect, methods of analyzing dictionary definitions and contextual analysis of lexical units in the meme (including the influence of the non-verbal component) were applied. The main conclusions of the study: 1) there are a number of ways to create a comic effect based on a semantic change of a word; 2) certain features (conditions) of using these methods increase their effectiveness: the ambiguity of lexemes, the assignment of an essential role to the non-verbal component of a meme, the colloquial or slang character of the actualized meaning, the presence of a token, the recognition of verbal and non-verbal components, intentional violation of spelling rules. A special contribution of the authors and the novelty of the research is the study of ways to create a comic effect (based on semantic word change) in the genre of an Internet meme, including a non-verbal component that has a special effect on the recipient's perception of information.

PHRASEOLOGICAL UNITS-TRASFORMS IN THE PROSE OF I. ILF AND E. PETROV

Рurpose. Studying the types of transformation of phraseological units in the satirical works of I. Ilf and E. Petrov, analysis of structural and semantic features of transformed phraseological units. Scientific novelty. Determining the features of the individual style of these authors, describing the specifics of the stylistic use of stable combinations in satirical prose of the early 20th century, as well as indicating the main directions of changes in the composition of phraseological units of the language. Materials and methods. Phraseologisms-transforms were extracted from the text using a continuous sampling method as well as the method of statistical calculations, structural-semantic analysis and the comparative method. Results. The semantics of phraseological units-transforms is closely related to the context; certain phraseological units are used to describe subjective states and emphasize attribute meanings, as well as create a comic effect. Practical implications. Тhe material considered can be used in teaching special courses in Russian phraseology for philology students and similar elective courses in a secondary school or school with in-depth study of individual subjects of the humanities, as well as in the process of preparing schoolchildren for participation in Russian language olympiads.

Комизм в фотографии и графике Литвы 1970–1980-х

The article analyses the material of a series of comic photography exhibitions held from 1973 to 1981 in Vilnius. The author of the article considers the phenomenon of the interaction between Lithuanian photography and caricature in the context of Soviet culture and reveals the similarities and differences in the approaches to creating a comic effect emerging from documentary images. Comic photography demonstrates the ability to detect the unpredictable, standing out against the stable concepts of everyday life, or to see irrational signs accompanying a person in life. A drawing is born on a blank sheet; like a photograph, it is based on a real fact but has the freedom of interpretation in time and space, in building projections. It is emphasized that from the point of view of the audience’s reception, in a photo the very moment of shifting meanings is present, while in a caricature this stage is already overcome and the audience sees the result. For the artistic culture of the Soviet period, it was important to move away from standard thinking and applied purpose. This was especially significant for caricature and photography, which for a long time were in the service of ideology.

Экспрессивные способы создания новообразований в социальных сетях (на примере социальной сети «Telegram»)

The article analyzes expressive ways of creating new lexical units. The material consists of contexts of various contents extracted from the open resources of the Telegram messenger in the space of 2021–2023. Research methods and techniques include continuous sampling, the descriptive method with elements of interpretive analysis, word-formation analysis. New nominations formed with the help of contamination have been identified. Such word-forming neologisms are used to create a comic effect. The contaminated innovations that participate in the strategy of discrediting Orthodoxy are analyzed. New lexical units indicate a low communicative competence of the addresser. Tmesis nominations are characterized. It is proved that these media innovations have a special expressiveness, attract the user’s attention. The new nominations that have arisen as a result of the inter-word overlap are considered. It is confirmed that media innovations created with the help of inter-word overlay express evaluation and are a means of language play. The new nominations formed as a result of graphixation and its varieties are analyzed. Graphic hybrids participate in the creation of intentional ambiguity, express an individual element, stimulate the imagination of readers. New lexical units based on precedent phenomena are registered. It is established that such new nominations attract the attention of the addressee, disrupt predictability, enhance the expressiveness of the title. Such media innovations are noted, which have expletive and obscene lexemes in their structures as derivational bases. Aggressive nominations cause users to backlash, to violate ethical norms of speech behavior. The results of this paper may be of interest to teachers, students, cadets, as well as to anyone interested in active processes in the field of word formation.