关联理论对英语双关语的解读

A Relevance-Theoretic Interpretation of English Puns

人们常常不直接表达自己的思想,而是通过一些间接的方式来表达,双关语就是其中之一。对双关语的解释我们多采用Austin的言语行为理论和Grice的合作原则。关联理论认为交际是一种明示推理的过程,是听话者对说话者的意图进行识别的认知过程。采用关联理论对英语双关语进行分析,从而解释为什么发话者或受话者要使用双关语及如何间接表达其交际意图。

We do not always express ourselves directly, but sometimes in some indirect ways,and one of them is pun. Many of us employ Austin＇ s Speech Act Theory and Grice＇ s Cooperation Principle to explain English puns. Relevance Theory suggests that communication is a process of ostensive - inference, a cognitive process for the audience to identify the communicator＇s intent. On the basis of Relevance Theory, why pun is used and how it is used to express the communicative intent are interpreted.