Contrastive Studies of Pun in Figures of Speech

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10.2991/iccia.2012.212How to use a DOI?

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pun contrastive study relevance theory cooperative principle differences and similarities

Abstract

Contrastive Studies of Pun in Figures of Speech. Pun as a figure of speech uses a word or phrase to get two meanings: literal meaning and connotation meaning so as to achieve humorous or sarcastic sense. There are many similarities between English and Chinese but in many ways they are different, while people always subconsciously consider them as equal and use them in any occasions. To solve these problems, this thesis solves them through the contrastive study of English and Chinese rhetorical figure-pun. By analyzing and comparing English and Chinese puns in some typical sentences and dialogues through semantic, pragmatic, cultural perspectives, partial tone, forms, meanings and so on. This thesis show that pun between English and Chinese exists lots of similarities and differences from different perspectives. Through all the endeavors done in this thesis, a better understanding of both languages and cultures, and smoother translation would be obtained. What’s more, people can use puns in English and Chinese languages properly so as to eliminate unnecessary misunderstandings when communicating with others.

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TY  - CONF
AU  - Qingchen Shao
AU  - Zhenzhen Wang
AU  - Zhijie Hao
PY  - 2014/05
DA  - 2014/05
TI  - Contrastive Studies of Pun in Figures of Speech
BT  - Proceedings of the 2012 2nd International Conference on Computer and Information Application (ICCIA 2012)
PB  - Atlantis Press
SP  - 870
EP  - 874
SN  - 1951-6851
UR  - https://doi.org/10.2991/iccia.2012.212
DO  - 10.2991/iccia.2012.212
ID  - Shao2014/05
ER  -