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王秋雯05121511毕业论文副本副本

AStudyonAmericanHumor-HumorouslanguagesasademonstratedepitomeintheSitcomTheBigBangTheory

By

WangQiuwen

2009级15班200905121511

AThesisPresentedto

theSchoolofForeignLanguages

ChinaWestNormalUniversity

InPartialFulfillmentoftheRequirementfor

theDegreeofBachelorofArts

UnderTheSupervisionofProf.LengWenming

May2013

Outline

Thesisstatement:

AmericanhumorisanimportantpartofAmericanculture,sothebetteryouknowAmericanculture,thebetteryouunderstandAmericanhumor.ButtherealwayshasaproblemthatitisdifficulttounderstandAmericanhumorindeed,forthereisnosharedknowledge,nosharedviewsornosharedpatternsofthinkingbetweendifferentcultures.Butinmyopinion,thereisaneffectivewaytosolvethisproblemandmakepeoplehaveabetterunderstandingaboutAmericanhumor,whichistowatchAmericansitcom,whichgivesusanopportunitytounderstandandexperienceAmericanhumorintuitively.

1.Introduction

1.1ABriefIntroduction

1.2LiteratureView

2.TheBackgroundInformationaboutAmericanHumor

2.1TheDefinitionofAmericanHumor

2.2TheCharacteristicsofAmericanHumor

2.3TheTopicandManifestationofAmericanHumor

2.4TheSignificanceofAmericanHumor

3.TheStudyingofAmericanHumorfromSitcoms

3.1TheDefinitionofSitcom

3.2TheCharacteristicsofSitcom

3.3TheSignificanceofSitcom

3.4TheRelationshipbetweenTheBigBangTheoryandAmericanHumor

4.TheExamplesofHumorouslanguagerelatedtoAmericanHumorinTheBigBangTheory

5.Conclusion

AStudyonAmericanHumor-HumorouslanguagesasademonstratedepitomeintheSitcomTheBigBangTheory

WangQiuwen

SchoolofForeignLanguages,CWNU,Nanchong,China,637002

Abstract:

Americanhumor,whichexertsgreatinfluenceonAmericanculture,issignificantinrepresentingabetterunderstandingofAmericanculture.CombiningAmericanculturewithAmericansitcomcanbenefitpeopleinunderstandingandexperiencingAmericanhumorbetter,forAmericansitcomalwaysrepresentalivingpictureofthethinkingpatternsAmericanpeopletake,dailylifeAmericanpeopleliveandsomethingpopularincurrentAmerica.Thelaughingstocks,whichconcernedwiththeseaspects,whichcanberegardedasthesharedknowledgeforpeopletounderstandAmericanhumorbetter,areamongandthroughthesitcom.So,inordertounderstandandexperienceAmericanhumorwell,itisaneffectivewayforpeopletoachievethisgoal,whichistostudyAmericanhumorthroughAmericansitcom.ThispaperaimstoundertakeastudyofAmericanhumorthroughAmericansitcom-TheBigBangTheory.Atthebeginningofthispaper,therewillbesomeinformationaboutAmericanhumor,Americansitcom,andtherelationshipbetweenthem,thenthepaperwilldiscusshowsitcomexertsinfluenceonAmericanhumorwiththeexamplesinTheBigBangTheory.Thediscussionwillbeconductedfromthreeperspectiveswhicharethedailylife,historicalbackgroundandtechnologyinAmericaasmajorcomponentsofAmericansitcom.Intheend,thispaperwillattempttoprovidesomesuggestionsonhowtoapplysitcomproperlyandrespectivelytopre-understandingAmericanhumor.

Keywords:

Americanculture,Americanhumor,sitcom,humorouslanguages,effective

1.Introduction

1.1ABriefIntroduction

Humoristhecarrier,whilecultureisthecore.Asapartofculture,humor,whichisrelatedtoculture,makesthepithofculturewithhighcohesivenessandrepresentsmanyaspects,suchassocialvalue,aesthetictasteandideologyandsoonincisivelyandvividly.ThedemarcationandtheoriginofhumorconsistinAmericanculture.Americancultureisnotonlythemainincubatorofhumor,butalsothestageforhumortohavefulldevelopment.HumorandAmericanculturemakeiteachotherpossibleandhelpeachotherforward.Ifyouwanttounderstandhumorbetter,youshouldunderstandAmericanculturewell,forhumorisrootedinAmericanculture,atthesametime,humoriseverywherethroughAmerica.WhenyoucommunicatewithAmericanpeople,youshouldhaveaknowledgeoftheirhumorousthinkingpattern.WhileifyouwanttohaveabetterunderstandingaboutthewayofthinkingAmericanpeoplehold,youshouldcomprehendAmericanhumor.HumorhaspermeatedineverypartsofAmericanpeopleintheirdailylife,youcannotimagewhatAmericawilllooklikeifthereisnohumor.However,therealwaysexistaproblemthatpeopleinchinacannotunderstandandexperienceAmericanhumorwell.Becausewecomefromdifferentcountries,havedifferentknowledge,differentthinkingpatterns,differentviews,sometimes,wecanhardlyfindthelaughingstocksintheirconversation.Whilefortunately,whenAmericansitcomcomesintoourlife,thereappearawayforustohaveabetterunderstandingaboutAmericanculture,especiallyAmericanhumor,foreachAmericansitcomisamirrorofAmericancultureaswellasamirrorofAmericanhumor.ThroughwatchingAmericansitcom,audiencecanhaveadirectfeelingofthesocialreality,values,timetideandculturaltrendsinAmerica,especiallythesenseofhumorinit.Therefore,Americansitcomisclosetolife,whichpaysattentiontothehumannature.AmericansitcomrepresentsalivingpictureofAmericanpeople,thelaughingstocksinsitcomsalwayshavesomethingtodowithChinesetoo,orwecansaythatChinesepeoplesometimesareacquaintedwiththeknowledgeinvolvedinthelaughingstocks,sothenwecanexperiencethehumorassameasthem.ItisaveryeffectivewaytounderstandAmericanhumorthroughsitcoms.Andfinally,takethepopularityofAmericansitcominChinaintoconsideration,astudyonAmericanhumorwillbeganwiththemostpopularsitcomrecently----TheBigBangTheoryasthedemonstratedepitome.

ThemajorpurposeofthisthesisistohelpEnglishlovers,especiallytheaspectofAmericanhumor,haveabetterunderstandingabouttherelationshipbetweenAmericanhumorandAmericansitcom,sothatthebetterwemakeuseofsitcom,thebetterweunderstandandexperienceAmericanhumor.Inthisthesis,itopenswiththebackgroundinformationofAmericanhumor,suchasthedefinitionofAmericanhumor,theoriginandthecharacteristicsofAmericanhumor,thencomestothetopicsandsignificanceofAmericanhumorinthefirstpart.Inthesecondpart,thepaperwilltalkaboutthesitcom,suchasabriefintroductionandsignificanceofsitcom,thenabriefinformationaboutTheBigBangTheory,atlast,therelationshipbetweenthesitcomTheBigBangTheoryandAmericanhumor.Inthethirdpart,thepaperwillgivesomeexamples,whichbelongtosharedknowledgebetweenChinesepeopleandAmericanpeople,andrelatedtoAmericanhumor.Finally,therecomestheconclusion.

1.2LiteratureView

SomescholarshasstudiedAmericanhumor.ChenXiaoyun（2012）haspublishedapapernamedOntheMethodofExpressionofAmericanHumor,whichgivespeopleanintroductionofAmericanhumor’stypesanddefinitionandalsosomeexamplesabouttechniquesofexpressionexistedinAmericanhumor.GuoHuixiang（2012）haspublishedapaper,whichmakesaanalysis,whichbasedonthecooperativeprincipleandthetheoryofconversationalimplicature,onAmericanhumor.ConstanceRourkealsohaspublishedabooknamedAmericanHumor:

AStudyoftheNationalCharacter.Inthisbook,ConstanceRourke（2004）talksaboutthetopicsofAmericanhumor,andpointsoutthat“Yankee”isthefirstAmericancomicfigurethatisacceptedwidely,whichcontainsAmericanhumor.ShesinglesoutthearchetypalfiguresoftheYankeepeddler,thebackwoodsman,andtheblackfaceminstreltoilluminatethefundamentalroleofpopularcultureinfashioningadistinctiveAmericansensibility.ProfessorArthurPowerDudden（1987）haspublishedabooknamedAmericanHumor,whichtakesacloselookatAmericanhumorfromrevolutionarytimestothepresentfiftyyears.ThebookgivesusalivelynewangletothestudyofAmericanculture.LawrenceE.Mintz（1988）haspublishedabooknamedHumorinAmerica,whichgivesusalargeinformationaboutthegenresandtopicsofAmericanhumorasaresearchguide.

2.TheBackgroundInformationaboutAmericanHumor

Asweallknown,Americadeclareditsindependencein1774.Ononehand,Americainterruptedtherelationshipwithmetropolitanstate-theUnitedKingdompolitically,butontheotherhand,AmericastillcouldnotbeseparatedfromtheUnitedKingdominculture.TaketheaspectofAmericanhumorincultureforexample,thebeginningofAmericanhumorwasfromtheimitationofEnglishliterature.TheappearanceofAmericanhumorwasbasedontheinfluenceofthehumorinEnglishliteraturefirstly.ThehumoranddemeanorofWashingtonIrving,whowastheearliestancestorofAmericanliterature,wereinheritedfromtheromanticismintheUnitedKingdom.InthecollectionofTheSketchBookofGeoffreyCrayon,Gent.（throughout1819and1820）,WashingtonIrvingtoldAmericanstorieswithEnglishhumor,thenindeed,madeAmericanpeoplefeelkindandrefreshing.AnotherAmericanauthor,MarkTwain,atypicalYankee,putalotofAmericanlocaldialectinhisworks,thenfinallygraduallyformedhisownstyle-anuniquesenseofhumorwiththematurityofwritingskills.ThehumorofMarkTwainbrokeintoAmericanpeople’sdailylifeandbecameakindofcollectiveculturalconsciousnessgradually.

2.1TheDefinitionofAmericanHumor

IntheOxfordAdvancedLearner’sEnglish-ChineseDictionary,humorisdefinedasthequalityinsth.thatmakesitfunnyoramusing,theabilitytolaughatthingsthatareamusing.

AmericanhumorisaveryimportantpartofAmericanculture,whichcannotbeignoredbypeoplewhowanttolearnAmericanculture,for