ІNTERTEXTUAL HUMOROUS ELEMENTS IN THE ANIMATED SERIES GRAVITY FALLS AND THE SPECIFICS OF THEIR TRANSLATION INTO UKRAINIAN

The main goal of the work is to consider English-language animated film text “Gravity Falls” directed by Alex Hirsch, identify means intertextuality humor in it and point out peculiarities their translation. It emphasized that today, for scientists, a rich material study due its multidimensionality dynamism, representing dynamics socio-cultural development society general language particular. concept based on belief all literary works are derived from or influenced previous work. There intentional intertextuality, which borrows intentionally texts, there covert where references occur accidentally (the connection influence not intentional), since any written makes possible. Some intertextual precise lines dialogue action, while others more vaguely referenced. Any literature participates creation new considered intertextual. When translating humorous elements, specialist must take into account number factors. As transfer comic effect, quite difficult task requires consideration various Each has own specific linguistic devices creating extremely unlikely same will be used That why almost impossible find complete equivalent wordplay rhyming jokes another language. effectiveness transmission effect depends degree coincidence background knowledge addressee recipient. Comic contexts require awareness culture often untranslatable using equivalents. All these features greatly complicate process cartoon, saturated with elements. Keywords: audiovisual translation; elements; intertext; intertextuality; context; text; techniques