Pun 双关语.docVIP

Pun 双关语1Definition: A pun (or paronomasia) is a phrase that deliberately exploits confusion between similar-sounding words for humorous or rhetorical effect. A pun may also cause confusion between two senses of the same written or spoken word. 1.2Three conditions for the construction of pun: 1,Double Context (双重情景) 2,Hinge(铰链，同音异义词或多义词) 3,Trigger(触机，即促成双关语形成的关键因素) “My Faith is gone!” cried he, after one stupefied moment. (Howthorne, Young Goodman Brown) The double context in this example is that on one hand Faith is dying of a serious disease, while on the other hand, t