A Brief Analysis of Humorous Style in English Language
Abstract
Nowadays the study of humor has already become a special and independent discipline. This thesis intends to give a brief analysis of humorous style in English language. Humorous style mainly consists of the use of English vocabulary and the different underlined meaning of the sentence. The formation of humorous style is also closely related to rhetoric, such as hyperbole, contrast, metaphor, irony, zeugma, parody and pun. This article makes a preliminary discussion about humor in written language especially in the literature. The first part begins with the definition and the importance of humor, and the author tries to introduce the formation of humorous style in the second part. The following part, the author carries out a specific analysis of the relationship between humor and rhetoric. In the conclusion, the author points out the importance of understanding humor in English. The goal of this thesis is to deepen our understanding of humor.
Key Words: humor; style; English language; rhetoric; humorous effect
摘 要
對英語幽默進行研究，在當今世界已成為1門具有獨立地位的專門學科。本文主要對英語幽默語言進行了簡要的分析。英語幽默語言風格主要是由英語的詞彙運用和句、段及篇章的變義組合形成的；誇張、對照、取笑、反語、軛式搭配法、仿擬及雙關是英語中與幽默語言風格的形成關係較密切的'幾種修辭格。本文就幽默在書面語言、特別是文學語體中的使用及其規律作初步地探討。第1部分主要概述幽默的定義及其重要性，第2部分是本文的主題部分，分析了英語幽默風格的形成。第3部分主要從修辭入手，對修辭手法的運用而引起的幽默現象進行剖析。結論部分指出瞭解英語幽默語言的重要性，提出了1些需要進1步討論的問題。本文旨在加深人們對幽默構成的理解。
關鍵詞：幽默、風格、英語語言、修辭格、幽默效果
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