论宏观语境对话语幽默的影响

论文摘要

幽默作为一种独特的话语表达方式,在人们日常交往中的作用不容忽视,如何准确地理解幽默话语的真实涵义对交际的顺利进行至关重要。纵观幽默的理论发展,历来的研究主要集中在如语言学、哲学、心理学、人类学以及社会学等领域,其中在语言学领域的研究始于二十世纪七十年代,以往的学者在此领域多从关联理论的角度来探讨。本文将从宏观语境的角度深入挖掘理解话语幽默的关键性因素,并以《红楼梦》中的三个颇具代表性的人物—林黛玉、王熙凤和刘姥姥的幽默话语为语料,是基于所选三个典型人物的幽默话语语料的定性研究。在综合考察宏观语境的个人语境因素和非个人语境因素两方面的基础上,笔者将对语料进行系统分析,以此来阐述宏观语境和话语幽默的逻辑关系。在本文,个人语境因素包括性格,思想、兴趣、情绪,而非个人语境因素则指社会文化因素和时空因素,这些因素从不同的方面印证了宏观语境和话语幽默的密切关系。通过论述《红楼梦》中宏观语境对理解话语幽默的影响,本研究认为只有准确地把握幽默语言所发生的背景,才能从本质上抓住幽默话语的本意,使交际顺利地进行下去,因此,人们有必要了解作为理解语言本身及其隐含意义的关键性因素—宏观语境。

论文目录

• 摘要
• Abstract
• Chapter 1 Introduction
• 1.1 Background of the Study
• 1.2 Briefings on the Thesis
• 1.2.1 Research Purpose
• 1.2.2 Research Significance
• 1.2.3 Organization of the Thesis
• Chapter 2 Literature Review
• 2.1 Context Theory
• 2.2 Humor Theory
• Chapter 3 Clearing the Ground
• 3.1 Micro-context and Macro-context
• 3.1.1 Micro-context
• 3.1.2 Macro-context
• 3.2 Features and Functions of Context
• 3.2.1 Features of Context
• 3.2.2 Functions of Context
• 3.3 Humor and Verbal Humor
• 3.3.1 Definitions of Humor
• 3.3.2 Verbal Humor
• 3.3.3 Laughter-eliciting Mechanism of Verbal Humor
• 3.4 Summary
• Chapter 4 The Impact of Context on Verbal Humor
• 4.1 Micro-context and Verbal Humor
• 4.2 Macro-context and Verbal Humor
• 4.2.1 Personal Contextual Factors and Verbal Humor
• 4.2.2 Impersonal Contextual Factors and Verbal Humor
• 4.2.2.1 Sociocultural Context and Verbal Humor
• 4.2.2.2 Temporal-spatial Context and Verbal Humor
• 4.3 Summary
• Chapter 5 Macro-context and Verbal Humor in A Dream of Red Mansions
• 5.1 The Impact of Macro-context on Verbal Humor in A Dream of Red Mansions
• 5.2 Three Main Characters and Their Verbal Humor Characteristics:Liu Laolao, Wang Xifeng and Lin Daiyu
• 5.3 Macro-context and Verbal Humor of the Three Characters
• 5.3.1 Personal Factors and Verbal Humor of the Three Characters
• 5.3.2 Impersonal Contextual Factors and Verbal Humor of the Three Characters
• 5.3.2.1 Sociocultural Context and Verbal Humor of the Three Characters
• 5.3.2.2 Temporal-spatial Context and Verbal Humor of the Three Characters
• 5.4 Summary
• Chapter 6 Conclusion
• 6.1 Summary of the Study
• 6.2 Limitations and Suggestions for Future Study
• References
• Acknowledgements