基于关联理论的双关语中的语境分析-外国语言学与应用语言学专业论文.docxVIP

Classified Index: H030 U.D.C.: 81.1 Graduation Thesis for the M. A. Degree A Relevance-based Approach to Context Analysis in Pun Candidate: Yu Wenjing Supervisor: Prof. Fu Li Academic Degree Applied for: Master of Arts Specialty: Foreign Linguistics and Applied Linguistics Affiliation: Dept. of Foreign Languages Date of Oral Examination: June 26, 2006 Degree Conferring Institution : Harbin Institute of Technology -I- -I- 摘要 尽管研究语境的人不计其数，但其中大多数人的研究都是把重心放在语境 的大体特点和功用上，而对于双关语中复杂又难以把握的语境却少有问津。 然而，由于双关语极强的修辞艺术效果，其使用范围却在不断扩大，不仅在 文学作品中频频出现，在广告以及日常对话中也日趋增多。关联理论是语用 学中的最新理论。它融合了不同领域的研究成果，如当代认知科学，语言学， 哲学，以及人类行为科学，不仅试图回答有关交际本质这样的哲学问题，也 尝试分析听读者的理解过程。因此本论文旨在通过关联理论对双关语中的语 境进行较为详尽的分析。 论文首先介绍关联理论的主要内容，对以往语境研究的成果予以描述， 以提供一定的背景知识。然后总结双关语的语用特性以及双关语中语境的特 点和功能。在此基础上，运用关联理论深入分析听读者对双关语的认知过程， 并特别分析了从认知、语言学、情景、文化等方面选择语境的最佳关联。 通过这一努力，本论文旨在证明双关语中的语境是动态可选择的，不仅 需要双关语创造者的匠心，更重要的是需要解读者的认知努力来实现其价值。 同时也证明了关联理论确实是研究双关语中语境的有力工具，对其他语用现 象也一定会有很强的解释力。 关键词 关联理论；语境；双关；最佳关联；认知 -II- -II- Abstract Context has been studied by lots of scholars. However, the researches on context are mainly focused on general features and functions. Only limited work has been done in the relationship between context and pun. However, with the strong rhetorical and artistic effects, puns are used more and more widely, not only in literary works, but in advertisements and daily dialogues as well. Relevance theory is the newest theory in Pragmatics. It combines the achievements in various fields such as contemporary cognitive science, linguistics, philosophy and behavioral science of human beings and attempts to answer not only philosophical questions about the nature of communication, but also psychological questions about the interpretation process in the hearer or reader’s mind. This dissertation is thus intended to give an adequate analysis on context in pun within the framework of Relevance Theory in Pragmatics. This dissertation first introduces the major contents of Relevance Theory and reviews the general survey of context