The PRAGMATICS ANALYSIS OF VERBAL HUMOR IN FRIENDS—BASED ON COOPERATIVE PRINCIPLE
Keywords:
Keywords: Cooperative principle, comedy in speech, and pragmatic analysis
Abstract
Abstract. The essential points of Grice's cooperative pragmatics principle and the meaning of the linguistic phenomena of humor are briefly covered in this paper's abstract. The technique of developing funny through willful breach of the cooperative principle in communication is then listed, using the hit sitcom Friends as an example, in order to help readers better comprehend how English humor is generated and to pique their interest in learning.
References
Grice, H. Paul. (1975). Logic and Conversation. Syntax and Semantics.
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Liu Fuchang. (1987). From the Cooperative Principle to See the Generation of English Humor. Modern Foreign Languages, 02, 32-36.
Li Lanping. (2002). Pragmatic Principles and English Humor. Journal of Tianjin Institute of Foreign Studies, 03,23-28.
Ouyang Yan. (2011). Discussing the relationship between cohesion and coherence based on discourse. Overseas English, 08, 268-269.
Wang Yanyan. (2009). Pragmatic Analysis of Humorous Dialogue in Friends. Journal of Chifeng University (Chinese Philosophy and Social Sciences Edition), 08, 85-87.
Xu Han. (2007). Pragmatic analysis of dialogues in American sitcom Friend. Anhui Literature (second half month), 01, 39-40.
______ . (1991). Studies in the way of Words.
Liu Fuchang. (1987). From the Cooperative Principle to See the Generation of English Humor. Modern Foreign Languages, 02, 32-36.
Li Lanping. (2002). Pragmatic Principles and English Humor. Journal of Tianjin Institute of Foreign Studies, 03,23-28.
Ouyang Yan. (2011). Discussing the relationship between cohesion and coherence based on discourse. Overseas English, 08, 268-269.
Wang Yanyan. (2009). Pragmatic Analysis of Humorous Dialogue in Friends. Journal of Chifeng University (Chinese Philosophy and Social Sciences Edition), 08, 85-87.
Xu Han. (2007). Pragmatic analysis of dialogues in American sitcom Friend. Anhui Literature (second half month), 01, 39-40.
Published
2025-07-30
How to Cite
ani, E. (2025). The PRAGMATICS ANALYSIS OF VERBAL HUMOR IN FRIENDS—BASED ON COOPERATIVE PRINCIPLE. JournEEL (Journal of English Education and Literature), 7(1), 1-16. https://doi.org/10.51836/journeel.v7i1.639
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