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摘要合作原则是日常交际中人们遵守的会话原则，但是有时候，说话人会出于某些特定的交际目的而故意违背合作原则的某一或多个准则，这常常带来幽默的语用效果。近年来，美国情景喜剧《破产姐妹》受到了美国乃至世界年轻人们的喜爱。这部情景喜剧能成功的一个重要原因，就是该剧拥有大量幽默的台词。本研究以《破产姐妹》台词为语料来源，从违反合作原则的角度来分析这些台词产生幽默的机制。28929
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Title Exploring the Verbal Humor in 2 Broke Girls from the Perspective of the Cooperative Principle
Abstract
In everyday life, we need to observe the Cooperative Principle if we want our conversation go successfully. However, sometimes, the speaker will violate one or more maxims of the Cooperative Principle intentionally which may result in the humorous effect. In recent years, the American TV sitcom 2 Broke Girls has been adored by many young men at home and abroad. One reason why this sitcom succeeds is that it has lots of humorous lines by violating the Cooperative Principle. In this paper, some lines of 2 Broke Girls will be analyzed from the perspective of the Cooperative Principle.
Keywords 2 Broke Girls Humor Cooperative Principle
Table of Contents
1 Introduction .1
1.1 Research Background .1
1.2 Significance of the Study .1
2 Literature Review .2
2.1 Researches on the Cooperative Principle.2
2.2 Researches on the Cooperative Principle and Humor2
3 Cooperative Principle 4
4 Humors produced by violation of Cooperative Principle in 2 Broke Girls 6
4.1 Introduction of 2 Broke Girls 6
4.2 Violation of the Cooperative Principle in 2 Broke Girls 6
Conclusion .10
References .12
1 Introduction
1.1 Research Background
For a dozen years, many Chinese young men have been addicted to watching American TV series, especially American TV sitcoms. From Growing Pains, Friends to the Big Bang Theory and 2 Broke Girls, each sitcom is followed by numbers of fans not only in America but also in China. Undoubtedly, TV sitcom is one of the most popular TV programs no matter in Western countries or in Eastern countries for its humorous lines.
The language of humor is usually implicit and reserved. It seldom expresses its frank opinions directly. Instead, it reveals the twisted phenomena in life by means of a euphemism. It drives people to think its inner meaning while laughing (Peng, 2000). In the ordinary course of events, the core of humor in a conversation is produced by violating one or more maxims of the Cooperative Principle. Therefore, in this paper, the humor lines of American TV sitcom 2 Broke Girls will be analyzed from the angle of the Cooperative Principle.
Analyzing lines in sitcoms enables English learners to improve their ability to enjoy the humors in sitcoms so as to deepen their understanding of English language (Ji,2013; Zhang, 2008). Besides, in American TV sitcoms, there are not only humorous plots and lines, but also American local conditions, cultures, and values conveyed. In this paper, the production process of humor and the American culture in the TV sitcom 2 Broke Girls will be discussed for the purpose that the Cooperative Principle will be understood better and the humors and American local conditions in 2 Broke Girls will be enjoyed.