Özet:

In this study, the relation between proverbs and humour was examined to understand what the function of the aggressive humour style, which takes attention in humorous proverbs, is in proverbs and how they are created as a result of certain relations. The proverbs included in the study were selected from the book “Proverbs and Maxims 1” written by Ömer Asım Aksoy with random sampling method, and were examined for the purpose of the study. In the examination stage, the relation between humorous elements and the missing points that caused the creation of aggressive humour were determined, and the humorous elements were assessed in the context of humour theories. The data were classified according to the missing points and humor theories separately. According to the classification results, the issue of after which relations the humorous elements were created and the function of aggressive humor in proverbs were discussed. According to the discussion results, it was determined that the aggressive humor in proverbs were created for the purpose of highlighting the message carried by the proverbs; helping the message to be understood, remembered and conveyed.  It was also determined that aggressive humor is made by associating it with an animal or reproductive and excretory organs for the purpose of attacking and humiliating someone. 

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