Script System and Black Humor in Plays by M. McDonagh

The present paper focuses on intertextuality as a means of black humor in plays by Martin McDonagh, famous British-Irish playwright. Nine his have been translated into different languages and staged theatres around the world. However, most theories comic effect cannot explain phenomenon popularity. This prompted authors to search for accurate least conditioned way classify intertext general particular. As result, they chose semantic theory V. Raskin multidisciplinary verbal developed S. Attardo. These employ notions "script" "opposition" examine linguistic nature joke. Using attributed unattributed inclusions "signs" or "scripts", analyzed McDonagh’s through prism this theory. result was system scripts oppositions that form chronotope long text opposed article also introduces mechanism McDonagh's plays: it is based references intertextual thesaurus potential reader / theatre audience.