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1、APragmaticAnalysisoftheAmericanHumorinSitcomFriends?Thesisstatement:HowverbalhumorfloutseachofthefourmaximsinCooperativePrincipalandhowtounderstandtheimpliedmeaningbehindthehumorousconversations.OutlineⅠ.IntroductionⅡ.TheCooperativePrincipleandConvers
2、ationalImplicatureA.ThemaximofQuality1.donotsaywhatyoubelievetobefals2.donotsaythatforwhichyoulackadequateevidenceB.ThemaximofQuantity1.makeyourcontributionasinformativeasisrequiredforthecurrentpurposesoftheexchange2.donotmakeyourcontributionmoreinfor
3、mativethanisrequiredC.ThemaximofRelevanceMakeyourcontributionsrelevantD.ThemaximofManner1.avoidobscurity2.avoidambiguity3.bebrief4.beorderlyⅢ.AnalysisofHumorinFriendsA.HumorProducedbytheDeliberateFloutoftheMaximmofQualityB.HumorProducedbytheDeliberate
4、FloutoftheMaximofQuantityC.HumorProducedbytheDeliberateFloutoftheMaximofRelevanceD.HumorProducedbytheDeliberateFloutoftheMaximofMannerⅣ.ConclusionAbstract:TheverbalhumorinthefamousAmericansitcomFriends,toacertaindegree,preventstheEnglishlearnersfromap
5、preciatingthesitcomeffectively.Thisthesis,basedon??CooperativePrinciple(CP)andConversationalImplicatureTheory,analyseshowverbalhumorfloutseachofthefourmaximsinCooperativePrincipalandhowtounderstandtheimpliedmeaningbehindthehumorousconversations.Meanwh
6、ile,theeffectsofverbalhumorareillustratedindetails.ThestudyissuretohelpEnglishlearnerstoappreciatethesitcomandimprovetheirabilityinunderstandingtheAmericanhumor.?KeyWords:?Verbalhumor?Friends?CooperativePrinciple?ConversationalImplicature?Ⅰ.Introducti
7、onInOxfordAdvancedLearner’sEnglish-ChineseDictionary(1997:863),thenotionofhumoristhequalityinsomethingthatmakesitfunnyoramusing;ortheabilitytolaughatthingsthatareamusing.Inparticular,verbalhumorplaysanimportantandirreplaceableroleinentertainingpeoplei
8、nsitcomssothatitisoneofthemostcommonlyacceptedlanguagefeaturesinsitcoms.Itisafactthatsitcomscatchhighattentionofaudienceworldwide.InAmerican,peopledevoteamountoftheirfreetimetothesitcomsmostlyduetotheirentertainmenteffects.Thepopularityofsitco