幽默是一种独特的语言艺术形式,同时也是一种深刻的社会和文化现象。它不仅在语言和文化背景中扮演着重要角色,还在社会互动和多元文化交流中发挥着重要作用。本文以格莱斯的合作原则为理论框架,通过对美国情景喜剧《老友记》中的言语幽默实例的分析,详细解析剧中演员们通过违反合作原则产生幽默的过程,探讨违反合作原则在英语幽默中的作用,从而提高读者对于英语语言幽默现象及其内在规律机制的理解。该研究旨在揭示语用学在人际交往中的有效性和实用性,促进对话双方的沟通和交流,提高读者的跨文化交际能力。Humor is a unique form of linguistic art as well as a profound social and cultural phenomenon. It plays a significant role not only in language and cultural contexts, but also in social interaction and multicultural exchange. Based on Grice’s cooperative principle as the theoretical framework, this paper analyzes some examples of verbal humor in the American sitcom Friends and the process of the actors producing humor by violating the cooperative principle in detail. This paper explores the role of violating the cooperation principle in pragmatics within the context of English humor, so as to improve the readers’ understanding of the phenomenon and internal mechanisms of humor in the English language. The purpose of this study is to reveal the effectiveness and practicability of pragmatics in interpersonal communication, promote the communication and exchange between the two sides of the dialogue, and improve the readers’ intercultural communication ability.
随着科技的加速更迭,各类综艺节目百花齐放。与节奏快的快综艺节目相比,慢综艺凭借其贴近自然、轻松愉悦等特点,在浮躁的社会氛围中赢得了制作方的关注以及观众的喜爱。由芒果 TV 推出的《快乐老友记》自2023年首播以来,已经播出了两季,其中豆瓣评分最高的一季达到了9.1分,获得了良好的口碑。本文通过引入哈特穆特 ?罗萨的社会加速理论,探讨在加速社会背景下所产生的异化现象,并结合《快乐老友记》中对慢生活的呈现,从社会加速理论的视角分析该节目创新模式,最后对这类节目的未来发展方向提出思路。
委婉语是日常生活中常见的一种语言现象,人们使用委婉语来避免生活中尴尬或不适的场景。不同语言环境中委婉语各有不同,在情景喜剧中,委婉语可以为观众带来很强的喜剧效果,因此出现的频率较高。文章从赖斯的文本类型和目的论视角,选取经典美剧《老友记》的台词为例来分析情景喜剧中委婉语的翻译来探究中英委婉语如何翻译可为原文喜剧效果和观众服务。Euphemism is a common linguistic phenomenon in daily life, which can be used to avoid awkwardness or discomfort in different situations. Euphemisms differ across linguistic and cultural contexts. In sitcoms, euphemisms frequently appear as they enhance comedic effects for the audience. This paper analyzes the translation of euphemisms in Friends, a classic American sitcom, from the perspectives of Reiss’s text typology and Skopos Theory. By examining the translation of euphemisms in sitcom dialogues, the study explores how Chinese-English euphemism translation can preserve the original comedic effect and cater to the target audience.
