摘要--《从语用学角度分析美国校园毕业演讲中的言语幽默》.docx

摘要--《从语用学角度分析美国校园毕业演讲中的言语幽默》

第一篇：摘要--《从语用学角度分析美国校园毕业演讲中的言语幽默》AbstractManylinguistshavestudiedverbalhumorfromtheperspectiveofpragmaticsandhavehelpedbringhumorresearchintoanewstage.Universallyacknowledged，publicspeechisoneofthemosteffectiveandsignificantwaystocommunicateamongpeople.Throughthepublicspeechthespeakersmaybeabletodeclareopinions，expressemotions，andinspiretheaudience．Thoughmanyscholarshavedoneresearchonverbalhumorandpublicspeechesfromvariousperspectives，theresearchonthehumorinpublicspeechesisfarfromenough．Therefore，theperceptionandinterpretationoftheverbalhumorinpublicspeechesisaverymeaningfulresearchtopic．Inthepresentthesis，aqualitativeresearchisconductedontheverbalhumorofcommencementspeechesintheU．S．andthemechanismofverbalhumorgenerationisanalyzedUnderthetheoreticalframeworkofthethreepragmatictheories：theCooperativePrinciple，thePolitenessPrincipleandRelevanceTheory．Throughtheanalysisinthepresentthesis，itpointsoutthathumorouseffectscouldbeachievedbyviolationofthemaximsofCooperativePrinciple，abidingthemaximsofthePolitenessPrincipleandthegapbetweenthemaximalrelevanceandtheoptimalrelevanceandthedifferentcognitivecontextbetweenthespeakerandthehearer．NeitheroftheCooperativePrinciple，thePolitenessPrincipleandtheRelevanceTheoryalonecouldanalyzeallhumorousutterances．Thus，thethreepragmatictheoriesshouldbeintegratedtointerpretthemechanismofhumorgeneration．Theoretically,itbroadensthestudyingscopeofverbalhumorbyfocusingthehumorinthecommencementspeeches，andprovestheexplanatorypowerofpragmatictheoriesinthestudiesofhumorandpublicspeeches．Practically,itcouldnotonlyhelplistenerstobetterappreciatethehumorinthecommencementspeeches，butalsohelpthelearnersofpublicspeakingcreatemorehumorousutterancesinthedailylife，especiallyinmakingpublicspeeches．Keywords：verbalhumor；commencementspeeches；CooperativePrinciple；PolitenessPrinciple；RelevanceTheory摘要自二十世纪八十年代以来，许多语言学家开始从语用学的角度研究言语幽默，并将幽默的研究带入一个新的领域。众所周知，公共演讲是一种有效重要的传播载体。通过公共演讲，演讲者能够阐述想法，表达意见，抒发情感，激励观众。有许多学者从不同方面对言语幽默和演讲进行了探讨，但关于公共演讲