幽默是一种言语的艺术,它的产生一方面离不开语言本身的内在规律,另一方面也在很大程度上有赖于语言在语境中的使用情况。而语用学的任务就是研究把特定的话语放在特定的语境中使用所产生的交际功能。根据语用学的原理,运用格赖斯的会话合作原则、会话含义、指示语、前提及奥斯丁的言语行为理论能制造出强烈的幽默效果。 Humor is a kind of art of speech. On the one hand, it can not be separated from the inner law of language itself, and on the other hand, it depends largely on the use of language in context. The task of pragmatics, however, is to study the communicative functions produced by using specific discourses in a particular context. According to the principle of pragmatics, using Grice’s principles of conversational cooperation, conversational meanings, directives, and Austin’s speech act theory can produce a strong sense of humor.