《名利场》语用解读——文学语用学探索之一

Pragmatic account of Vanity Fair

文学语用学是一门新兴的边缘学科。运用该学科的主要理论———言语行为理论剖析《名利场》可以发现,整体特色是反讽,具体表现在三个层面:苏格拉底似的反讽叙述、人物间的反讽对话和人物的反讽命运。这部作品的从言语行为角度分析《名利场》的反讽特色对揭示作者的批判精神以及呼唤读者的参与和合作具有独特的作用。

Literary pragmatics is a new interdiscipline.This paper draws on the methodology of speechact theory ,a dominant theory in literary pragmatics, to make an analysis of Vanity Fair, pointing out that irony is the fundamental device of the fiction, which can be shown in three aspects: Socratic ironic narratives, ironic dialogues between characters and nearly all the characters' ironic fates. An analysis of ironic features of Vanity Fair, based on speech acts, contributes greatly to the revealment of the author's critical spirit and anticipation of readers' participation and cooperation.