Open AccessAnalysis of Speech Humor in Crosstalk From Principles of Cooperation and Relevance Theory
Author(s) -
Xia Li
Publication year - 2021
Publication title -
theory and practice in language studies
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 2053-0692
pISSN - 1799-2591
DOI - 10.17507/tpls.1109.15
Subject(s) - relevance theory , ostensive definition , feeling , relevance (law) , crosstalk , psychology , inference , linguistics , cognitive psychology , computer science , social psychology , cognition , philosophy , engineering , artificial intelligence , political science , electronic engineering , neuroscience , law
Cross talk is one of the unique performing arts in China, and most crosstalk gives the audience happy feelings through the delivery of humorous language. This paper interprets the generation of humor in crosstalk through the cooperation principles and the relevance theory, and the generation of the humorous results comes from the contrast between ostensive-inference model and the contrast between maximal relevance and optimal relevance.