幽默是人类日常话语中经常出现的一种语言交际形式,是人类语言特有的一种现象,它不仅渗透在生活的每个角落,而且是社会实践不可缺少的成份。本文以Sperber&Wilson提出的关联理论为框架,探讨美国总统林肯言语中的幽默。 Humor is a kind of verbal communication often appearing in the daily discourse of human beings. It is a phenomenon peculiar to human language. It not only permeates every corner of life, but also is an indispensable component of social practice. In this paper, the relevance theory put forward by Sperber & Wilson as a framework to explore the humor in the words of President Lincoln.