《英语专业--英语会话幽默的语用分析》-毕业论文（设计）.docVIP

PAGE A Pragmatic Analysis on Conversational Humor By ……………… A Thesis Submitted to the Foreign Languages College in Partial Fulfillment of the Requirement for the Degree of Bachelor of Arts Under the Supervision of Ms. Wang Jing Zhejiang Wanli University March 2012 Abstract Humor plays a vital role in English culture. In daily communication, humor is not only the means with which people resolve embarrassment, but also is endowed with the symbol of personal wit and glamour. It is well-known that humor as an art, depends on language internal rules, and it’s also connected with pragmatic principles. To Chinese students, it is a bottleneck to understand English humor. This thesis will English humor from pragmatic perspective in the hope to help them better understand English humor. Theories adopted include Speech Act Theory, and the Cooperative Principle. In addition to these two theories, examples will be analyzed. Key Words: English Conversational humor Pragmatics 摘要 幽默在英语的语言文化中有举足轻重的地位。在日常交际中，幽默不仅是人们消除尴尬的方法，也被赋予了个人智慧和个人魅力的意义。幽默的产生不仅在于其语言内在的规律，而且很大程度上与语用原则有着密切的联系。对中国学生来说，对英语幽默的理解始终是英语学习的瓶颈。本文文旨在通过语用学的学习来解释幽默产生的原因，从而帮助学生更好的了解英语幽默。应用的理论包括言语理论行为，合作原则的遵循。除了以上两种理论以外，本文也运用一些例子诠释语用理论对幽默的作用。 关键词：英语 言语幽默 语用学 Contents 1 Introduction……………………………………………………………….1 2 Review of the Research on Humor………………………………………..2 2.1 The Definition of Humor…………………………………………2 2.2The nature of Humor ………………………………………2 2.3 The Functions of Humor …………………………………………3 3 The Speech Act Theory ……………………………………………. …….4 3.1 Brief introduction to The Speech Act Theory……………………….5 3.2 Analysis of Example of English …………………………………….5 4 The Cooperative Principle ………………………………………………..8 4.1 Brief Introduction to CP……………………………………8 4.2 Violation of the Maxims…………………………………………….8 4.3Analysis of Example…9 5 Conclusion………………………………………………………………….14 Works Cited……………………………………………………………………..15 Acknowledgements Acknowledgements There are many people I would like to thank for their constant support and help. First and fo