A Study of English Humor from the Perspective of Pragmatics

LI-LI CHENG

Abstract


Humor is an indispensible feature for English conversations. As a special feature in language use, humor can be approached and interpreted with the help of pragmatic theories. This paper attempts to analyze English humors and make readers more capable in the understanding and production of English humors.

Keywords


Humor, Cooperative Principle, Deixis, Presupposition, Speech Act TheoryText


DOI
10.12783/dtssehs/icssd2018/27373