基于语境维度的英汉情景喜剧幽默对比研究PDF电子书下载

Chapter 1 Introduction 1

1.1 Rationale 3

1.2 Research Methods 4

1.3 Outline 5

1.4 Research Findings 7

Chapter 2 Literature Review 9

2.1 Definition of Humor 9

2.2 A Brief History of Humor and Humor Studies in the West 11

2.3 Humor and Humor Studies in Chinese History 17

2.4 Theories of Humor 21

Chapter 3 An Approach to Humor Based on Contextual Dimensions 27

3.1 A Review of Context in Humor 27

3.2 New Development:Contextual Dimensions as the Framework of the Study 29

3.3 Role of Context in Interactive Humor 36

Chapter 4 A Study of Humor in an English Language Situation Comedy—"Friends” 42

4.1 Introduction and Selection Criteria 42

4.2 A Linguistic Analysis of Humor 44

Chapter 5 A Study of Humor in a Chinese Language Situation Comedy—《我爱我家》 107

5.1 Introduction and Selection Criteria 107

5.2 A Linguistic Analysis of Humor 110

Chapter 6 Comparisons and Discussions 152

6.1 Frequency of Humor 152

6.2 Type of Humor(Context) 154

6.3 A Statistical Analysis 158

6.4 Summary and Significance of Findings 160

Chapter 7 Conclusion 163

7.1 Summary of the Findings 165

7.2 Limitations of the Research 168

7.3 Some Thoughts on Future Research 169

Bibliography 170

Appendix A Analytical Statistics of"Friends”—Episode 3-24 177

Appendix B Analytical Statistics of"I Love My Family”—Episode 3-24 185