反语的认知语用研究-外国语言学及应用语言学专业论文.docxVIP

Classified Index: H030 U.D.C.: 802.0 Graduation Thesis for the M. A. Degree Cognitive and Pragmatic Research of Irony Candidate:Sun Candidate: Sun Biyun Supervisor: Prof. Fuli Academic Degree Applied for: Master of Ar Specialty: Foreign Lin Affiliation: Dept. of For Date of Oral Examination: June 26, 200 Degree Conferring Institution : Harbin Instit guistics and Applied Linguistics eign Languages 6 ute of Technology 摘要 反语是言语交际中一种常见的语言现象。然而人们对反语理论的研究远 远落后于反语运用的实际情况。自亚里士多德时代以来，相比较于隐喻的研 究，人们对反语的研究很少。而事实上，反语与隐喻一样在我们的日常生活 中无处不在。反语同样构成了人类意识的部分基础，构成了我们的经验。直 到二十世纪七十年代，反语才成为心理学家、语言学家以及哲学家们的研究 对象。他们提出了不同的反语的研究方法， 本文首先概述两种很有影响的反语研究方法：传统的语用模式和回应理 论。然后对这两种理论在处理反语时都涉及的一些重要概念进行对比分析。 在此基础上得出结论：以关联理论为基础的回应理论比传统的语用反语理论 更具有解释力，能用于分析更多的反语实例。 最后，本文尝试用回应理论来分析美国的情景喜剧《老友记》中的反语 现象。结果证明回应理论可以很好地来分析其中的反语。这样的分析使我们 读者更深刻地剖析作品而到达深切的理解。 关键词 反语；语用模式；回应理论；情景喜剧；《老友记》 Abstract Irony is a common linguistic phenomenon in verbal communication. However, compared with the frequent and wide use of irony, the theoretical study of irony lagged behind. Since the time of Aristotle, more research has been done on metaphor than on irony. As a matter of fact, irony, just like metaphor, pervades our daily life. It can also be taken as a fundamental aspect of our conceptual system. It was not until 1970s that irony finally became a focus approached by psychologists, linguists, and philosophers, with different approaches to irony being proposed. This paper first sketches out two influential approaches: the pragmatic model and the echoic interpretation theory. Then a comparative study is made of the two approaches. These points compared are the key notions involved in interpreting communication. Based on this comparison, it is clear that in many aspects the relevance-based echoic theory seems more promising than the traditional pragmatic account. At last, an attempt is made to analyze the cases of irony occurring in the American sitcom Friends within the framework of the echoic interpretation theory. The applicati