Linguistic and Cultural Differences Reflected in Humor of English and Chinese 英语专业毕业论文.docx

上海建桥学院本科毕业论文 PAGE II PAGE III Linguistic and Cultural Differences Reflected in Humor of English and Chinese Linguistic and Cultural Differences Reflected in Humor of English and Chinese ABSTRACT As a way and purpose for interpersonal communication, humor is an important part of all cultures and language. Although there are many articles about humor, the study in this field is still not enough. This thesis intends to explicate the nature of humor by analyzing some humorous stories and the differences between linguistic and cultural. According to the differences between Chinese and Western cultures, This thesis goes further to make a exploration on the linguistic and cultural reasons that lead to barriers in the understanding of humor in English and Chinese, Western culture and Chinese culture. And the significance of this passage is not only to highlight the importance of different culture learning, but also has a great help for us who read and understand the Chinese and English books. Key words: Humor; Chinese and Western culture; Language; Cultural differences 中英文幽默映射的语言与文化差异 摘 要 作为人际交往的一种方式和目的，幽默是所有文化和语言重要组成部分。虽然有关幽默的文章很多，但有关幽默的研究一直没有得到足够的认识。本文通过对一些幽默故事的具体分析，旨在阐明幽默的本质，以及幽默映射出的语言与文化差异。根据中西方文化的不同，本文又进一步探究了影响我们理解中英文幽默的语言与文化障碍。本文的意义不仅在于突出不同文化学习的重要性，更对我们在阅读和理解中文和英文书籍有着很大的帮助。 关键词：幽默；中西方文化；语言；文化差异 Table of Contents  TOC \o "1-3" \h \z \u  HYPERLINK \l "_Toc340253857" 1 Introduction  PAGEREF _Toc340253857 \h 1  HYPERLINK \l "_Toc340253858" 2 Literature Review  PAGEREF _Toc340253858 \h 2  HYPERLINK \l "_Toc340253865" 3 General Reflection on the Study of Humor  PAGEREF _Toc340253865 \h 4  HYPERLINK \l "_Toc340253866" 3.1 Definition of Humor  PAGEREF _Toc340253866 \h 4  HYPERLINK \l "_Toc340253870" 3.2 Types of Humor  PAGEREF _Toc340253870 \h 7  HYPERLINK \l "_Toc340253874" 3.3 Linguistic Theory of Humor  PAGEREF _Toc340253874 \h 10  HYPERLINK \l "_Toc340253875" 3.4 Origin and Development of Humor in En