从框架转换看英汉脑筋急转弯的异同

Contrast of chinese and English brain twisters from the perspective of frame shifting

脑筋急转弯是一种体现思维跳动的言语幽默。这种思维的跳动体现了典型的语义框架的转换。文章旨在分析框架转换角度下的英语脑筋急转弯的分类,并结合前人研究,探讨英汉脑筋急转弯的表达异同,以期启迪读者更好地理解跨文化幽默。

Brain twister is a kind of humor with mental skipping.The mental skipping in it typically reflects the semantic frame shifting.This paper attempts to classify the English brain twisters under frame-shifting theory.And based on the previous study,it tries to probe the differences between Chinese and English brain twisters,aiming to enlighten the reader to get a better understanding of cross-culture humor.