摘要研究幽默理解的理论多种多样，然而研究的角度越多，读者越难理解幽默和这些理论。本文描述了体验哲学相较于之前研究幽默的理论的优势，并切实使用体验哲学的三个基本原则：心智的体验性，认知的无意识性和思维的隐喻性分别对情景幽默和非情景幽默的例子进行分析，旨在为幽默理解的研究提供一个更全面，更好掌握的理论。68143

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Title  English Humor Understanding Based on Embodied Philosophy

Abstract

There are various theories used for the analysis of humor understanding. However, the more perspectives we study, the more difficult we will understand humor and the theories. The paper illustrates the advantages of Embodied Philosophy compared with the previous studies on humor understanding, and analyzes some English humor speeches (classified into situational humor and non-situational humor) based on the three principles of Lakoff and Johnson’s Embodied Philosophy: the embodied mind, the cognitive unconsciousness, and metaphorical thought. It aims to offer a relatively more comprehensive and an easier-mastered theory towards humor understanding.

Keywords   English Humor  Embodied Philosophy   Understanding

Table of Contents

1  Introduction .............................................................................................................1

1.1  Need for the Study .............................................................................................1

1.2  Research Questions...1 

2  Literature Review ....................................................................................................2

2.1  Definition of Humor.........................................................................2

2.2  Classification of Humor .......................................................................................2

2.3  The Previous Studies of Humor ...........................................................................3

2.3.1  Cognitive Pragmatic Studies of Humor.............................................................3

2.3.2  Cognitive Linguistic Studies of Humor.4

2.3.3  Problems about the Previous Studies on Humor................................................4

2.4  Framework Theory--- Embodied Philosophy...........4

3  The Advantages of Embodied Philosophy on Humor Understanding.....................5

4  Analysis of Humor Corpus Based on the Three Basic Principles............................6

4.1  The Embodied Mind.............................................................................................7

4.1.1  Situational Humor......................7

4.1.2  Non- Situational Humor.....................8

4.2  The Cognitive Unconsciousness...9

4.2.1  Situational Humor..9

4.2.2  Non- Situational Humor...................................................10

4.3  Metaphorical Thought.........................................................................................10

4.3.1  Situational Humor....11

4.3.2  Non-Situational Humor.. .....................................11

Conclusion ..................................................................................................................13

Acknowledgement14

Bibliography.15

1 Introduction

1.1 Need for the Study

In recent years, humor, laden with culture and happiness, has penetrated into nearly every nook of our life, and since it is useful for those who are longing for a real mastery of a language, the study of how to understand humor deeply enjoys great popularity. However, although there are numerous studies on humor and each have their own perspective, the more perspectives we study, and the more difficult we will understand humor. As a result, the paper aims to offer readers a more comprehensive and an easier-mastered theory used to analyze humor understanding.