关联理论视角下幽默的产生及效果最大化

Explanation on the Generation and Maximization of Humor from the Perspective of Relevance Theory

言语幽默现象涉及哲学、美学、语言学、心理学等多个方面。文章从关联理论中认知语境的概念出发,阐释言语幽默的产生,并用娱乐节目中的语料佐以说明;运用关联理论的两条关联原则探讨幽默效果的最大化及关联理论对幽默现象的解释力。

Verbal humor could be explained from different perspectives such as philosophy, aesthetics, linguistics, psychology. The paper attempts to explain the generation of humor with detailed examples in popular entertainment programs, resorting to concepts related to cognitive context in relevance theory ; two principles in relevance theory are also applied to discuss the maximization of humor effect, testing the effectiveness of relevance theory as well.