2007•Journal of Wuxi Institute of TechnologyRequires access

The Cooperative Principle Theoretical

Xiaoming Zhang

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The Cooperation Principle proposed by Grice is one of the most important pragmatic principles. The Four Maxims provide a relatively reasonable explanation towards the mechanism behind the humor utterance. The thesis is a tentative attempt to analyze verbal humor according to theses fours principles found in the American sitcom Friends. Hence to investigate the underlying mechanism of verbal humor.

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Key concepts: Grice, Cooperative principle, Utterance, Mechanism (biology), Psychology, Linguistics, Epistemology, Politeness maxims