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语用学视角下《吉米今夜秀》的幽默话语研究

日期:2018年02月05日 编辑:ad201011251832581685 作者:无忧论文网 点击次数:1544
论文价格:300元/篇 论文编号:lw201608191234146998 论文字数:37829 所属栏目:英语语言学论文
论文地区:中国 论文语种:English 论文用途:硕士毕业论文 Master Thesis
p;in  our  daily  verbal  communication.  If  the generating mechanism of verbal humor can be mastered, it can be much appreciated and its humorous effects can be  applied to make  verbal  communication much more efficiently and smoothly so that it makes human relation be bettered off. To get fully interpretation  the  essence  of  generation  mechanism  of  verbal  humor  from  various aspects  is  difficult.  However,  the  basic  interpretation  of  the  humorous  effects‘ mechanism  is  not  impossible.  Many  scholars  have  done  numerous  researches  on  it. American  talk  show,  whose  main  feature  is  humor,  is  also  a  hot  topic  for  further studies. Researchers have already conducted such research from various aspects and gain fruitful achievements. 

1.1 Previous Study of Related Theories of Humor 
There  is  a  long  history  for  the  western  scholars  to  be  engaged  in  the  study  of humor for humor has the characteristics of universality. Therefore, the scholars have studied  humor  from  different  aspects.  Since  the late 16th  century,  some  researchers have  been  doing  such  study  it  from  the  perspective  of  aesthetics(Chen  Xiaoying, 1989).  In  the  aesthetic  category,  humor  has  the  similar  meaning  with  fun,  irony, banter, which is a term in the comedy theories. There  are  three  classic  theories  of  humor  in  western  linguistics:  theory  of release, superiority and uncoordinated theory applied in the study of humor, which is conducted  from  the  perspective  of  psychoanalysis,  philosophy  and  psychology respectively. 
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1.2 Previous Comment and Research on The Tonight Show 
The Tonight Show, which is a widely-known late-night talk and multi-theatrical program  in  the  USA,  is  founded  in  1954  by  American  National  Broadcasting Company  (NBC).  In  May  1992,  the  famous  comedian  Jay  Leno  was  invited  as  the fourth host of this program. He presided humorously but not tartly, very considerate towards  the  guests  and  avoids  embarrassing  them,  which  helped  him  win  countless fans and made the show maintain a high rating, even the top popular talk show for a long  time.  For  some  reasons,  on  February  17,  2014  Jimmy  Fallon  took  over  the position from Jay Leno and since then it was renamed as The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy  Fallon.  Jimmy  is  a  funny  monologue  actor,  a  TV  presenter,  an  actor  and  a musician. He is famous for  Saturday Night  Live  and several other dramas.  In 2011, Jimmy  Fallon  served  as  the  host  of  the  62nd  Emmys.  In  its  first  regular  Monday night  The  Tonight  Show  Starring  Jimmy  Fallon  attracted  6.26  million  audience  and 2.1 ratings among people aged from 18 to 49. This is th