言语幽默生成中转喻的认知机制研究

摘要

幽默，作为人类社会普遍存在的一种言语现象，在人们生活中尤其是交际方面起着极其重要的作用。本文要讨论的是幽默言语被解读过程中的有关心理机制，以及转喻在幽默生成中的认知机制及重要作用和意义。也就是说，我们将聚焦受话人方面在揣测幽默言语意义时的心理活动，因为如果幽默言语不能为受话人所领悟，那幽默就不称其为幽默。因此，受话人对幽默言语的成功解读对于幽默效果的产生起着不可或缺的作用。
　　然而，全面研究幽默意义的生成机制需要很多因素的参与和互动。本文从认知的视角来分析转喻在言语幽默生成过程中的认知机制以及其重要作用和意义。本文主要以认知语言学中的框架转换理论、复合空间理论为基础来探索言语幽默意义的生成机制中转喻的认知机制。

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声明

Abstract

摘要

Contents

Chapter One Introduction

1．1 Objectives of the Study

1．2 Significance of the Study

1．3 Research Methodology

1．4 Organization of the Thesis

Chapter Two Literature Interview of Metonymy and Humor

2．1 Definitions and Classification of Metonymy

2．2 Cognitive Characteristics of Metonymy

2．3 The Definition and Classification of Humor

2．4 Features of Humor

2．5 The Generating Cause of Humor

Chapter Three Some Cognitive Theories on Humor Comprehension and Appreciation

3．1 Frame-shifting Theory

3．2 Blended Mental Space Theory

Chapter Four：The Cognitive Mechanism of Some Metonymies in Verbal Humor

4．1 Cognitive Mechanism of Referential Metonymy

4．1．1 Type of the Referential Metonymy

4．1．2 The Application of Frame-shifting to Referential Metonymy

4．1．3 The Application of Blended Mental Space Theory to Referential Metonymy

4．2 Cognitive Mechanism of Indirect Speech Acts

4．2．1 The Application of Frame—Shifting Theory to Indirect Speech Acts Metonymy

4．2．2 The Application of Blended Mental Space Theory to Indirect Speech Acts Metonymy

4．3 Cognitive Mechanism of Cause-effect Metonymy

Chapter Five Conclusion

5．1 Major Findings of the Thesis

5．2 Limitations and Suggestions

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Acknowledgements