公式化英語(yǔ)笑話的表層結(jié)構(gòu)與深層結(jié)構(gòu)--從結(jié)構(gòu)的角度來(lái)理解英語(yǔ)幽默.pdf

1、上海交通大學(xué)碩士學(xué)位論文公式化英語(yǔ)笑話的表層結(jié)構(gòu)與深層結(jié)構(gòu)從結(jié)構(gòu)的角度來(lái)理解英語(yǔ)幽默姓名：童馥卉申請(qǐng)學(xué)位級(jí)別：碩士專業(yè)：外國(guó)語(yǔ)言學(xué)與應(yīng)用語(yǔ)言學(xué)指導(dǎo)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