A Linguistic Analysis of the Humor in Zhao Benshan’s Sketches

论文摘要

赵本山是我国著名的小品表演艺术家。幽默风趣的语言是他的小品中一道亮丽的风景线。本文将用语言学的相关理论对赵本山小品的幽默语言从语义学、语用学、修辞学、语体学、逻辑学等几个大的角度多层次分析赵本山小品的语言幽默。通过对赵本山小品的语言进行深入透彻的分析,发现其幽默所在,以对赵本山小品中潜藏的幽默机制作一探讨性研究。赵本山的小品深受广大观众的喜爱。他的小品具有很多鲜明的语言特点,他优秀的表演艺术,他独特的外部形象,他所塑造的栩栩如生的角色都给观众留下了深刻的印象。本文并没有对这些特点面面俱到,只是对其语言幽默加以深入的分析,旨在探讨赵本山小品中潜藏的幽默动因,即,幽默机制。本文的核心部分是从描述性语言学角度,仅对赵本山的小品台词中包含幽默的语言进行分析,是对语言学理论的一次综合性运用,对抽象的理论知识加以具体的运用。为便于本文进行全面透彻的分析,文章首先对赵本山小品中的“幽默”加以界定,以此界定为前提,以相关的语言学理论作支撑,以幽默理论中最有影响力的“怪讹论”为依托,通过分析,发现其幽默所在。

论文目录

• Acknowledgements
• Abstract in Chinese
• Abstract in English
• Introduction
• Chapter 1 Literature Review
• 1.1 Survey of Research on Zhao Benshan's Sketches
• 1.2 Survey of Humor Theory
• 1.2.1 Research on Humor Theory in Western Countries
• 1.2.2 Research on Humor Theory Domestically
• Chapter 2 Analysis of the Humorous Effects
• 2.1 Delimitation of the "Humor" in Zhao Benshan's Sketches
• 2.2 Verbal Humor
• 2.3 Linguistics Theories
• 2.3.1 The Incongruity Theory
• 2.3.2 The Semantics Theory
• 2.3.3 The Pragmatics Theory
• 2.3.4 The Theory of Figures of Speech
• 2.3.5 The Logics Theory
• 2.4 Analysis of the Humorous Effects
• 2.4.1 The Humorous Effects Achieved by Deliberate Violation of the Co-Operative Principles
• 2.4.1.1 Violation of the Quantity Principle
• 2.4.1.2 Violation of the Quality Principle
• 2.4.1.3 Violation of the Relevance Principle
• 2.4.1.4 Violation of the Manner Principle
• 2.4.2 The Humorous Effects Achieved by Employing the Figures of Speech
• 2.4.2.1 Pun
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• 2.4.2.2 Hyperbole
• 2.4.2.3 Impromptu Two-Part Allegorical Saying
• 2.4.2.4 Simile
• 2.4.2.5 Analogy
• 2.4.2.6 Irony
• 2.4.3 The Humorous Effects Achieved by Taking Advantage of the Semantics Theories
• 2.4.3.1 Connotative Meaning and Denotative Meaning
• 2.4.3.2 Collocation
• 2.4.4 The Humorous Effects Achieved by Using the Stylistics Theory
• 2.4.5 The Humorous Effects Achieved by Using the False Logic Deduction
• Chapter 3: Humor Mechanism in Zhao Benshan's Sketches
• 3.1 The Participants of the Humor
• 3.1.1 Humorist
• 3.1.2 Butt
• 3.1.3 Audience
• 3.2 The Mechanism of the Verbal Humor
• 3.2.1 The Incongruity Theory: the incongruous elements are the bases of all the humor mechanism
• 3.2.2 Perception of the Incongruity and Synthesis of the Incongruity With a Playful State of Mind
• 3.2.3 The Appropriateness of the Incongruity, to avoid over-incongruity and under-incongruity
• 3.2.4 Appreciai'on of the Humor and Derivation of Pleasure From it
• 3.2.5 The Humor Mechanism in Zhao Benshan's Sketches
• Chapter 4: Conclusion and Expectancy
• 4.1 Conclusion
• 4.2 Expectancy
• Bibliography
• Appendix
• 1 Yu Qiuyu's Comment on Zhao Benshan's Sketch Performing in ChineseVersion
• 2 Transcribed Lines out of the DVD Audio-Visual Materials in Chinese Version