英语幽默话语之语用分析 A Pragmatic Analysis of the Humorous Discourse in English开题报告

1. 研究目的与意义（文献综述包含参考文献）

literaturereview

different researches of humor appear in differentperiods. traditionally, there exist three dominant theories: superioritytheory, release theory and incongruity theory. currently, the script-basedsemantic theory, general theory, and audience-based theory have held peoplesattention.

superiority theory, which is also calleddegradation, disparagement and derision theory, has a long history. it derivesfrom aristotles (384-322) view that comedy is based on an imitation of menworse than average, of people who are ridiculous, which accounts for thepleasure one feels when the less fortunate and less desirable figures arelaughed at. later, thomas hobbes develops his views in that laughter bears onones social status and superiority over ones peers. he (1651) explains thathumans are in constant competitions with each other, and looking forshortcomings of other persons. laughing at the inferior builds ourself-confidence and makes us feel superior. however, this theory is not sopopular now as it was in ancient times, because not any humor can display asuperior-inferior relationship and the feelings of superiority is not enough toexplain why people laugh. whats more, sometimes instead of being amused, wewould rather pity those who are inferior and suffering.

2. 研究的基本内容、问题解决措施及方案

Methodology

Documents research: before I writethis paper, I have read some works on this subject both at home and abroad,which can be found in the library and on the Internet. And then I will makecareful research into them by using comparison and analysis based on thematerial I have collected. In this way, I intend to discuss the pragmaticanalysis of the humor discourse in English. With my hard working and my tutorshelp, I am confident that I can finish this paper well.