反语回应论视角下的《傲慢与偏见》对白解读

Dialogue Analysis of Pride and Prejudice from the Perspective of the Echoic-Interpretation Theory of Irony

在日常言语交际和书面文体中,人们经常会有意识或无意识地使用反语。这一语言现象引起了语言学家和认知心理学家们的关注,阐释反语的理论也层出不穷,其中有较大影响和说服力的是Sperber&Wilson(S&W)关联理论框架下的反语回应理论。本文通过对《傲慢与偏见》中的言语反讽分析来证明反语回应论对反语等传统修辞语言的强大阐释力,从而更好地理解Austen作品中独特的反讽艺术和机智幽默的语言魅力。

Consciously or unconsciously, people usually use irony in everyday speech communication and written genres. Verbal irony has been receiving considerable attention from linguists and cognitive psychologists. Theories of the interpretation of irony have been put forward, among which, Sperber ＆ Wilson＇s Echoic - Interpretation Theory of Irony is most influential and convincing. This paper attempts to analyse verbal irony in Pride and Prejudice to prove that the Echoic - Interpretation Theory of Irony has powerful interpretation power to language, with which we can have a better understanding to the unique irony art and waggish language charm in Austen＇s works.