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1、论美国情景喜剧《老友记》中的言语幽默,英美文学论文摘要:美国情景喜剧《老友记》中的言语幽默在一定程度上阻碍了英语学习者对该喜剧的欣赏。本文以语用学的合作原则和会话含义理论为基础,从幽默会话对合作原则及其次准则的蔑视现象以及幽默会话中的隐含意义两个方面对美国情景喜剧《老友记》中的言语幽默进行了探讨,并分析了《老友记》中的言语幽默效果。本研究有助于提高英语学习者欣赏该喜剧,同时提高学习者理解美式幽默的能力。 关键词: 言语幽默 《老友记》 合作原则 会话含义 OnVerbalHumorintheAmericanSitcomFriends
2、 Abstract:TheverbalhumorinthefamousAmericansitcomFriends,toacertaindegree,preventstheEnglishlearnersfromappreciatingthesitcomeffectively.Thisthesis,basedon CooperativePrinciple(CP)andConversationalImplicatureTheory,analyseshowverbalhumorfloutseachofthefourmaximsinCoo
3、perativePrincipalandhowtounderstandtheimpliedmeaningbehindthehumorousconversations.Meanwhile,theeffectsofverbalhumorareillustratedindetails.ThestudyissuretohelpEnglishlearnerstoappreciatethesitcomandimprovetheirabilityinunderstandingtheAmericanhumor. KeyWords: verbalhu
4、mor Friends CooperativePrinciple ConversationalImplicature Chapter1IntroductionInOxfordAdvancedLearner’sEnglish-ChineseDictionary(1997:863),thenotionofhumoristhequalityinsomethingthatmakesitfunnyoramusing;ortheabilitytolaughatthingsthatareamusing.Inparticular,verbalh
5、umorplaysanimportantandirreplaceableroleinentertainingpeopleinsitcomssothatitisoneofthemostcommonlyacceptedlanguagefeaturesinsitcoms.Itisafactthatsitcomscatchhighattentionofaudienceworldwide.InAmerican,peopledevoteamountoftheirfreetimetothesitcomsmostlyduetotheirentert
6、ainmenteffects.Thepopularityofsitcomsindicatesthattheadvantagesofhumorincludeconveyingadditionalpleasure,relievingthemonotonyofeverydaylifeandeasinginterpersonalconflict,etc.TheAmericansitcomFriendsisoneofmostfamousandwelcomesitcomsinAmericaandintheworldforitsuniquecon
7、versationalhumor.TheverbalhumorinFriendsisthetypicalhumorwithAmericancharacteristics,whichsometimesishardfornon-nativeEnglishspeakerstounderstand.Hence,detailedpragmaticanalysisoftheverbalhumorinFriendsishelpfultoimproveEnglishlearners’understandingandappreciationofthe
8、natureofAmericanhumor.Atthesametime,itisilluminatingtoapplyhumorskillstomediateinterpersonalrelationships.Ageneraldef