中西方幽默差异(全英).pptVIP

Han Humor is an elegant language arts, It‘s an important component of language of both the West and China. Humor language can not only reflects the culture of their own characteristics, but also can reflect the speaker’s training and style. Therefore, do not understand humor, language can not be considered as a language of the art master. in the western definitions, humor is in the form of laughter to express one’s pleasure. while in the Chinese explanations, humor stresses its social component . Westerners have a special taste for sexual humor, ethnic humor and aggressive humor. On the contrary, the Chinese are more likely to prefer topics relevant to trifles in daily life and defects of the common people, such as forgetfulness, drunkenness, etc. Results We always fail to understand each other’s humor. Sometimes we feel something is humorous, but it is hard to explain why is it to foreigner. Comparison between Chinese Humor  English Humor Humor Differences Chinese always employ their humor in words. English like to use their body language, their expression of funny. It shows directly. ★Theories of Chinese humor are quite smaller in quantity. ★Theories on English humor are plentiful and specific. It seems that English has stepped deep into every aspect of humor. Differences Differences Differences Reasons ?Study on humor in China is young, in the past, Chinese gave priority to the development of humor itself. ?We live in different cultures, however, the problem here is that culture is usually imparted in a tacit way. Similarities ?Employ their language, expression and motion to explain their humor. ?They all make us feel funny and relax. ?It seems that being laughable, amusing or funny is the essence of humor and the ability of arousing amusement and expressing what is comical is a basic condition of being humorous. Thank you !