公式化英語笑話的表層結構與深層結構--從結構的角度來理解英語幽默.pdf

1、上海交通大學碩士學位論文公式化英語笑話的表層結構與深層結構從結構的角度來理解英語幽默姓名：童馥卉申請學位級別：碩士專業(yè)：外國語言學與應用語言學指導教師：俞理明20030101Sha妙aiJiaoTongUniversityM.A.DissertationABSTRACTHumourinEnglishwritingisalesstouchedfieldinChina.Howeveritisnotbecausehumourisforpure

2、entertainmentbutbecausetheanalysiswillberathercomplicatedInthisdissertationtheauthorventuresintotheworldofhumourinEnglishwritingfromastructuralapproach.Fortheconvenienceofanalysismostoftheexamplesinthedissertationaresimp

3、leskeletonjokesorformulaicjokeswhichcanbeexpandedtolargercontexts.TheauthorwishestomakecontributionstotheunderstarxIingandappreciationofhumourinEnglishlanguageandthelearningandteachingofEnglish.Thisdissertationislargelyb

4、asedonWalterNashsworksAeLanguageofHumourinwhichthisBritishstylistputforwardhisoriginaltheoryofsuperstructuresubstructureofthescrutinyofEnglishhumour.Theformerrepresentsreaderslistenersverbalmeaningwhilethelatterrequiress

5、omebackgroundinformation.Thesuperstructureofformulaicjokescanbecategorizedintofourbasicelements:orientation加eofjoke)signal(intentiontothejoke)context(inwhichthejokeoperates)andlocation(wordorphrasewhichclinchesordischarg

6、esjoke).ThistheorywilbedetailedinChapterTwo.htthischapterreaderswillalsofundvarietiesofformulationofhumtourinEnglish.WesupposethatthesuperstructureconstitutespartoftheunderstandingandappreciationofhumourinEnglish.Theauth

7、ortriestointroduceNashsviewtogiveabriefanalysiswithwhichreaderslistenerscanuseasaclueintheunderstandingofhumouralargercontext.Moreoverwithacomparativelysolidlanguagecompetenceonecanlearntomakeasimplejokewiththeseforms.Th

8、ecentralfeatureofhumourissocrucialthatthereisaneedtoaddonemorechapterdealingwithitTheauthordiscussesthispointinChapterThreeaboutthetheoryofincongruitythatismissinginNashsexplication.HopefulyEnglishlearnersandteacherswill

9、haveadeeperunderstandingaftertheintroductionofthistheory.ThesubstructureaccordingtoNashsviewreferstothementalencyclopediaincludingthecustomarypaternsofbehavioursthedominanceoftraditionalattitudesp喲udicesandstereotypesthe

10、conventionalthemesandthemerelateddesignsofliteratureand叭almosteverydaylifeofanation.Forusnonnativespeakersculturalincompetenceisquiteimportantintheunderstandingandappreciationofhumour.InChapterFourtheauthormakessupplemen

11、ttoNashssubstructuretheoryanddetailstheEnglishsubculturaidiferenceinparticularwhichposesabarriertotheunderstandingandappreciationofhumourinEnglishwriting.CharacteristicsofhumourinBritishandAmericanculturewillbediscussedr

12、espectively.AttheendofthisdissertationtheauthorprovidessuggestionsforthelearningandteachingofEnglishasasecondlanguage.WiththecombinationofsuperstructureandsubstructurehumourinEnglishwillbemorerecognizableandunderstandabl