English Humor Derived from the Violation of Cooperative Principle

Humor is a wisdom,which reflects a person＇s character,mind and educational level.Humor can be revealed in many ways,yet mainly by means of language.Starting from the analysis of the language of English humor,this paper studies the ways of English humor,especially the English humor on the violation of Cooperative Principle.By analyzing the relationship of English humor and the Cooperative Principle,this paper aims at bettering our understanding and comprehension of the Cooperative Principle and English humor.     

Euphemismand Its Pragmatic Functions

Euphemism is one of the most important components in English. It plays a significant role in communication. Many people abroad such as Leech, Rawson etc have done researches on it. However, the pragmatic functions of euphemism are seldom included. So this paper mainly discusses the pragmatic functions of euphemism, its connection with Cooperative Principle,Politeness Principle.The purpose ofthispaperis toprove theconnectionbetweeneuphemism and pragmatics and to hint the importance of euphemism in communication and ForeignLanguage Teaching.     

The Methods Employed in Color Words Translation

Different pragmatic meanings of color words based on different cultural correspondence between source and target language, hence a translator is obliged to decide which aspect of meaning should be conveyed to the receiver. The purpose of this paper is to tell how to use cultural connotation to translate color words on the basis of functional equivalence and pragmatic meaning. Mistakes can be optimally avoided while sticking to this principle.     

A Comparative Study of Chinese and American Ways of Address

From a cross-cuhural pragmatic perspective, this paper makes a comparative study on American and Chinese ways of address, and finds that due to different cultural values, languages differ in the actual realization of address strategies and modifications, which leads to varied interactional styles, and thus holds that there exist distinctive cultural differences in the interactional styles of verbal behaviors, which challenges the universality of pragmatic rules among different languages and cultures.     

On English Teaching in the View of Pragmatic Failure in Cross-Cultural Communication

This paper is to have a discussion,respectively,on the causes of pragmatic failure and on the resolutions to it in English teaching,in the hope of promoting people’s awareness to this language phenomenon and of finding effective ways to reduce its happening.     

Social Criticism in Adventures of Huckleberry Finn

In 1876 The Adventures of Tom Sawyer was published to wild national acclaim,cementing Twain＇s position as a behemoth in American literary circles.Twain began work on Huck Finn,a sequel to Tom Sawyer.This new novel took on a much more serious character,however,as Twain focused increasingly on the institution of Huckleberry Finn,and his criticism to abuses of the society,the author aims to advocate the equality of human and humanitarianism.     

The Pragmatic Application of English Euphemism on English Teacher＇s Language

Euphemism,as a linguistic form generated to seek ideal and effective communication, is widely and vividly used in people＇s daily life, and has become an indispensable part in English language. So it has intrigued linguists and scholars for long time. The researches about this subject cover many different fields, including linguistics, pragmatics, and psychology and so on. However, the researches on its pragmatic application in teachers＇ language are few. Based on the previous scholars＇ achievements, its application on teacher＇s language from the perspective of pragmatic function would be explored in this paper. Nowadays, student-centered teaching is advocated to improve teaching. Applying euphemisms on teaching is a typical embodiment. Teacher＇s applying euphemisms can shake offthe fright of students in pubhc, protect their self-esteem and stimulate their interest in study. When it is applied to teaching languages appropriately, relaxing and lively atmosphere built in class, students＇ confidence elevated, their initiative enhanced, good teaching results can be attained.     

The End of the American Dream——On the Tragedy of Gatsby

The Great Gatsby is considered as F.Scott Fitzgerald's most important book.This paper will concentrate on the symbolic meaning of Gatsby's tragedy-the end of the mythical American dream.Gatsby's personal experience approximates the whole of the American dream.This paper gives a detailed analysis on the formation of his dream,his great efforts in realizing his dream and his disillusionment.     

The Brief Exploration of the Value of Culture in English Study

In the recent age of globalization, the cultural elements prevail in people＇s everyday life. As a social discourse, cultural dements offer valuable resources of language use to English learners. It is also of great importance to fully utilize these resources to improve the quality of EFL teaching, especially learners＇ abilities to gain English proficiency. Based on an analysis of recent findings in the differences of culture, the present paper proposes a framework of employing cultural elements in EFL teaching from linguistic, pragmatic and cultural perspectives.     

Types and Functions of Hedges： A Pragmatic Perspective

0. Introduction
Pragmatic vagueness is a very common phenomenon in human verbal cornmunieations.A very important reason for this is that people often use hedges while communicating.Based on different criteria,hedges can be grouped into different types,thus performing various functions.These functions can be associated with Cooperative Principle and Politeness Principles in pragmatics.Hedges can also be seen as a kind of Loose Talk.     

Thematic Progressions in Interview Programs——Base on Zhu Jun’s “Yi Shu Ren Sheng”

This article is about the analysis on the selection of Thematic Progression of the interview program "Yi Shu Ren Sheng"which is about Zhao Benshan.It analyzes the second section of the interview.The study aims at applying Danes’theory of thematic progression to conduct a study of thematic progression patterns of the interview.     

Presupposition

Presupposition is a very important topic in the studies of linguistics. Generally speaking, presupposition can be divided into two main types： semantic presupposition and pragmatic presupposition. This paper tries to give a general account of them and their respective characteristics and to introduce the projection of presupposition from the aspect of semantics and that ofpragmatics. At last the author gets to the conclusion： The relationship between semantic presupposition and pragmatic presupposition is complementary rather than contradictive.     

On Anti-interpretation in Endgame——Man Is Unable to Change the Miserable Life ——Analysis of the Arrangement of Four Characters in The Glass Menagerie

Tennessee Williams is considered as one of the most important American playwrights since World War II. The Glass Menagerie is his first successful drama, which describes a tragic situation of family and means to say that Man is unable to change the miserable life, no matter whatever means he try. This essay focuses on the analysis of the arrangement of the four main characters： Laura, Amanda, Jim and Tom to reveal the theme. Laura is fragile. Amanda is brave. Jim is vital. Tom is sensible. And all of them develop and try the different means to struggle against life, but fail tragically. With the evidence, the paper comes to conclusion naturally that Man is unable to change the miserable life, and he dooms to fail.     

从幽默到讽刺——小论马克·吐温文学作品里的幽默与讽刺

Samuel L. Clemens, better known as Mark Twain, remains one of the world＇s widely read authors. Mark Twain is one of the most famous writers in American literature. He is a famous American novelist and satirist, changed his writing style from humor to bitter satire with the development of the society and his understanding of it. The characters in his novels vary from common people to politicians and principal citizens. In order to meet their selfish ends, they invent stories and sling mud at others. These clumsy performances help us see clearly the ugly.     

The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn Literature Analysis

Mark Twain is one of the greatest writers of American in 19 century.The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn is his best work。It show us a lot social problem through Jim Huck’adventure in Mississippi river.Mark Twain applies humor in the various episodes throughout the book,his literature explored questions of freedom,independence,and identity.     

The Great Gatsby and the Collapse of American Dream

Gatsby’s dream is a typical American Dream.His failure signified the decay of the American post-war spirit.His death belled the alarm for the other disillusioned people from fantasy dreams and set them to reconsider the social reality.This thesis would discuss the collapse of the Gatsby’s dream and that of American dream based on the book plot and the background of 1920s.     

On the Cross-cultural Pragmatic Failure in Interpretation

Interpretation is a face-to-face cross-cultural communication.Understanding and avoiding pragmatic failure is of great significance to interpretation.Guided by the theory of pragmatic failure in pragmatics,this paper analyses pragmatic failure,i.e.pragmatic-linguistic failure and socio-pragmatic failure,which frequently emerge in interpretation,aiming at reducing misunderstanding in communication.     

An Analysis to Linda——A Woman Struggling in Life

Arthur Miller's Death of a Salesman gives prominent presentation to the male characters but keeps the female characters almost unnoticed.This paper will focus on Linda Lowman,the only woman on stage much of the time,analyze Linda as a woman struggling in life,so as to disclose the injustice of the society and the emptiness of the American Dream in the post-war American society.     

Distortion of Personality --On Willy Loman＇s Death

Death of a Salesman, American playwright Arthur Miller＇s masterpiece, describes the tragic fate of Willy Loman, a middle-class salesman. Some critics claim that the play is an attack upon the ＂American dream＂ and that willy is the victim of brutal economic system. However, on further studying the play, the writer draws the conclusion that Willy is not so much a victim of ＂American dream＂ as he is the victim of his own weakness in personality.