从会话合作原则看语言幽默的生成机制-以美剧《老友记》为例_英语论文

Verbal Humor Conveyed by Violating the Cooperative Principle in Conversations: A Case Study of American Sitcom Friends

摘要

幽默是人类生活中不可缺少的调味品，它可以跨越种族，性别，阶级的区别。如今，具有本土特色的美式幽默剧集通过网络，电视等在全球范围内风靡。而日益增多的语言研究者开始通过美剧关注幽默语言的生成机制。

本文通过对幽默生成的探究，对于会话合作原则的探讨，来研究语言的幽默如何通过违反会话合作原则生成，并且结合时下日益流行的美式情景幽默喜剧《老友记》来进行探寻。不仅让人意识到幽默生成的重要，也能提高非英语母语者更好地理解美式幽默。

关键词：幽默；合作原则；违反合作原则

Abstract

Humor is an indispensable part of people’s life; it can span the distinction of race, and gender, class. Today, American sitcoms with local characteristics are becoming globally popular through the Internet, television and so on. An increasing number of language researchers began to focus on the formation of humor by studying American sitcoms.

Based on the study of the formation of humor, the cooperative principle, this essay study how the humor is conveyed by violating the cooperative principle through the sitcom Friends. Not only can it make people aware of the importance of how humor is conveyed, but also it can improve the understanding of the non-native speakers about the American humor.

Key words: Humor; Cooperative principle; Violating the cooperative principle