方传余所著的这本《言语幽默语用策略研究》是言语幽默研究和语用策略研究的结合。从语用策略的角度研究言语幽默，将言语幽默视为涉及言语幽默交际全过程的综合语用策略；以言语幽默为专门研究对象，将交际者为取得幽默效果而采取的种种语用策略纳入幽默语用策略这一范畴。本研究对言语幽默研究和语用策略研究都做出了一定贡献。

方传余所著的这本《言语幽默语用策略研究》将言语幽默置于动态的交际过程，将其视为一种言语交际语用策略。在综合分析言语幽默交际基本特征的基础上，根据言语交际中幽默的呈现方式和幽默发出者的角色类型，将幽默语用策咯分为讲述者策略和交际者策略。本书借用言语幽默的语义脚本理论和语用学基本理论，分别从宏观与微观层面分析讲述者策略和交际者策略，并分析幽默发出者的提示策略和幽默接受者的回应策略。

《言语幽默语用策略研究》适合有一定英语基础的语言专业的学习者和研究者以及对英语幽默和幽默研究感兴趣的广大读者。

序

前言

List of Abbreviations

1 Introduction

 1.1 Preamble

 1.2 Rationale of the study

 1.3 Objectives of the study

 1.4 Scope of the study

 1.5 Methodology and data collection

 1.6 ' Organization of the study

2 Study of Humor and Pragmatic Strategy: An Overview

 2.1 Study of humor

2.1.1 Disagreement on humor and humor study

2.1.2 Social-psychological theories of humor

2.1.2.1 Relief theories

2.1.2.2 Superiority theories

2.1.2.3 Incongruity theories

2.1.3 Linguistic theories of humor

2.1.3.1 Semantic script theory of humor

2.1.3.2 General theory of verbal humor

2.1.3.3 Audience-based theory of verbal humor

2.1.4 Other preval.ent approaches to humor

2.1.4.1 Pragmatic approaches

2.1.4.2 Cognitive-linguistic approaches

2.1.4.3 Chinese scholars on humor

 2.2 Study of pragmatic strategy

2.2.1 Pragmatic theories and pragmatic strategy

2.2.2 Sporadic studies of pragmatic strategy

 2.3 Summary

3 Humor in C0mmunieati0n

 3.1 Basic notions related to humor in communication

3.1.1 Humor and laughter

3.1.2 Sense of humor

3.1.3 Joke similarity and variation

3.1.3.1 Joke similarity

3.1.3.2 Joke variation

3.1.4 Canned jokes and spontaneous humor

3.1.4.1 Canned jokes in communication

3.1.4.2 Transferability between canned jokes and spontaneous humor

 3.2 Humor as a communication mode

3.2.1 Serious and humorous modes of communication

3.2.1.1 Serious mode of communication

3.2.1.2 Humorous mode of communication

3.2.2 Mode-switching in communication

 3.3 Summary

4 Joke Teller's Strategies

 4.1 Macro-strategies

4.1.1 Script

4.1.2 Script overlap

4.1.3 Script oppositeness

 4.2 Micro-strategies

4.2.1 Orthographic strategy

4.2.2 Phonological strategy

4.2.3 Lexical strategy

4.2.4 Syntactic strategy

4.2.5 Discourse strategy

 4.3 Summary

5 Interlocutor's Strategies

 5.1 Interlocutor as humor producer

 5.2 Macro-strategies

5.2.1 CP-related strategies

5.2.2 PP-related strategies

5.2.3 Speech-act-related strategies

 5.3 Micro-strategies

5.3.1 Presupposition-related strategies

5.3.2 Deixis-related strategies

 5.4 Summary

6 Signaling Strategies and Responding Strategies

 6.1 Signaling strategies

 6.2 Responding strategies

6.2.1 Nonverbal responses

6.2.2 Verbal responses

6.2.3 Lack of response

6.2.4 Implicatures of responding strategies

 6.3 Summary

7 Conclusion

 7. 1 Major findings of the study

 7.2 Implications of the study

 7.3 Limitations of the study

 7.4 Suggestions for further study

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