Peculiarities of translation of the humorous text (on the material of the British stand-up comedy)
Peculiarities of translation of the humorous text (on the material of the British stand-up comedy) The article deals with the peculiarities of humorous texts translation in the context of humorous discourse study. It also defines the peculiarities of preserving the British stand-up speech humorous effect when translated into Russian. Special attention is paid to certain diffi culties that the translator may encounter when working on the translation of a stand-up comedy speech. These diffi culties may include: the translation of realia and specific nationally-coloured information.