关联理论视角下英语讽刺幽默的认知语用研究-英语语言文学专业论文.docxVIP

辽宁师范大学硕士学位论文摘 辽宁师范大学硕士学位论文 摘 要 幽默是人类语言‘艺术的精华，而讽刺幽默既具备幽默的一般性质和特点，又将讽 刺的元素贯穿其中。对幽默的研究古来有之，幽默研究的传统领域涉及哲学，美学，心 理学，生理学，社会学等，但语言学特别是语用学视角的参与近些年：41’兴起。很多学者 已分别从语义学，语用学，文化语-h。学等角度对讽刺及幽默展丌研究，成果颇丰。认知 语用学是语用学的一个重要分支，它是以心智过程来说明语言+运用机制，并以此作：为理 论取向的语言学研究，根据认知科学方法和理论框架去研究语用问题。 Sperber和wil SOn提出的关联理论，是认知语用学的核心。它汲取认知语ij‘学及语 用学的先进理论，为研究讽刺幽默提供了新的视角，为讽刺幽默的理解过程起到了指导 作用。关联理论认为：在最大关联与最佳关联产生冲突的ji『提下，听首通过结合认矢II语 境假设，对说晤人提供的明示信息进行推理。认知语境是讽刺幽默解读过程中最为关键 的冈素。认知语境富有动念件，在语-h‘交际过程中，不仅决定了讽刺幽默性质，而且促 成最佳关联的显现，进而使讽刺比f默效果被听者感知。 本文基于前人对幽默讽刺的研究成果，采用定性的方法，试图从认知及心理的角度， 运用关联理论来阐释讽刺幽默的理解过程，概括出讽刺幽默理解过程的一般心理f1L$|j模 式，提高人们欣赏和运用讽刺幽默的能力，建立文化性的和谐人际氛围。 关键词：讽刺幽默；认知语用；关联理论；认知语境；心理机制 A A Cognitive·pragmatic Study of English Ironic Humo E’：A Relevance—theoretic Perspective A Cognitive-pragmatic Study of English Ironic Humor： A Relevance—theoretic Perspective Abstract Humor is the essence of human linguistic art；moreover．ironic humor iS characterized by, both humor and irony7．The studyof humor dates from ancient times．im’olx’ing philosophy． aesthetics，psychology．physiology and sociology，etc．However．it is since recent．,,ears that much linguistic，especially pragmatic research has been done on ironic Mmor．Abundant achievements ha、，e been attained after researches on humor and irony under semantics． pragmatics and cultural linguisticsj etc．As a significant branch of pragmatics．cognitive pragmatics illustrates language operating mechanism through mental process as well as researches pragmatic issues according to cognitb7e—scientific appI‘oaches and theoretical frameworks． Based on advanced theories of pragmatics and cognitive linguistics，Relevance Theory is first proposed by,Sperber and Wilson，both providing new cognitive—pragmatic perspective for studying ironic humor and guiding the comprehension procedure of English ironic humor． Under Relevance Theory．hearers inter from speakers‘ostensive information in accordance with cognitive contextual assumptions which are most important in the interpretation of ironic humor whe