Humorous Utterance Analysis from the Perspective of Relevance Theory
Zhenzhen Yang
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Zhenzhen Yang
Abstract
On the basis of Relevance Theory,this paper analyzes the humorous utterances from the aspects of communicative intention,contextual effects and relevance principle,and concludes that the relevance theory promotes the comprehension of humorous utterances.
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On the basis of Relevance Theory,this paper analyzes the humorous utterances from the aspects of communicative intention,contextual effects and relevance principle,and concludes that the relevance theory promotes the comprehension of humorous utterances.
Key concepts: Relevance theory, Relevance (law), Utterance, Perspective (graphical), Comprehension, Psychology, Linguistics, Epistemology