The article shows that the transformation of the German language historical anecdote into the format of a language everyday anecdote is not a frequent phenomenon that has only one vector of development, namely: the language historical anecdote is transformed by the national consciousness into the format of a language everyday anecdote. The article deals with the transformation accompanied by the acquisition of a plot of anonymity, changing / not changing of its compositional format, compacting of the text canvas.
Key words: (language) historical anecdote, (language) everyday anecdote, composition format, narrative (short story and short dialogue), humorous question,
sentence, transformation.
Reference to article:
Milovskaya N. D. Anekdote and Witz as viewed from the angle of transformation // Ivanovo State University Bulletin. Series «The Humanities». 2019. No.1. P. 35-42.