从合作原则的违反来看英语中的幽默

The Humor Derived from the Violation of the Cooperative Principle in English

幽默是可以一种可以使事物变的有趣的特性。人们发现,英文作品,英文电影或者连续剧中总有一些值得捧腹大笑的桥段。以英语为母语的人常常在他们的日常生活中制造幽默。这些年,幽默作为一种特性被语言学家通过各种方式方法来研究。合作原则的诞生,对于幽默的产生有了更好更详尽的阐释。从语用学角度来看,很多幽默的产生与合作原则的违背密不可分。合作原则又包含若干细则,任何一个细则的违反都会带来特殊含义,继而产生所谓的幽默。对英语中幽默的充分了解有助于更好的学习英语国家文化,了解英语国家的社会生活。

Humor is the quality that makes something interesting or entertaining. People always find that there is something worth laughing in the literatures and movies in English. People whose mother tongue is English make jokes and humorous comments in their daily life frequently. In the past years, the humor has been studied in different aspects. However, after the Grice's Cooperative Principle's occurring, there seems to be a better way to analyze humor. From the pragmatic view, most humor comes from the violation of the Cooperative Principle. The Cooperative Principle can be divided into several maxims and if any maxim is violated, something special will be expressed and thus the humor is created. Having a good understanding about the humor in English can be helpful in the study of English culture and social life.