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eories,  superiority  theory  studies  humor  from the  perspective  of  social  psychology.  It  can  date  back  to  at  least  as  far  as  ancient Greek and ancient Rome. The theory holds the idea that humor is an expression of a person’s  superiority  feeling  over  others.  Plato,  who  is  thought  to  present  this  theory, once said that “malice or envy is at the root of comic enjoyment and that we laugh at the  misfortune  of  others  for  joy”  (Raskin,  1985:36).  Aristotle  considers  that  laugh  is the  reaction  to  ridiculous  people  who  is  weak,  ugly  and  incapable.  Thomas  Hobbes (2010) is one of the typical representatives of this theory. He thinks that people laugh because they realize their superiority over others. People are always searching for the disadvantage of others and competing with them. When they find they are better than others,  they  will  laugh  at  them.  In  this  view,  humor  is  considered  as  a  tool  to  attack those  people  who  are  poor  and  in  relative  powerless  status  or  have  miserable  life. Afterwards,  people  is  not  the  only  target  to  be  teased,  it  can  be  a  kind  of  thought, political  system  or  phenomenon.  Later,  Charles  Grunter  (1997)  develops  the  theory. There are three main points in his view: (1) every humorous has winner and loser; (2) there is always incongruity in humorous situation; (3) surprise is a required element in humor.  
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Chapter Three   Theoretical Framework ......... 19 
3.1   Ostensive-inferential Communication ............. 19 
3.1.1   Code Model and Inferential Model ........ 19
3.1.2   Ostensive-inferential Communication .............. 23 
3.2   Cognitive Environment and Contextual Effect ........... 25 
3.3   The Definition of Relevance ...... 28 
3.4   Principles of Relevance .............. 30 
3.5   Relevance Theory and Verbal Humor .............. 32 
Chapter Four   Research Methodology ............ 34
4.1   Data Source .......... 34 
4.2   Data Collection .... 34 
4.3   Research Method ............ 35 
Chapter Five   Analysis of Verbal Humor in Conan Based on Relevance Theory............. 36 
5.1   Comprehension  Process  of  Verbal  Humor  in  Conan  Based  on  Relevance Theory ..... 36
5.2   Strategies of Verbal Humor in Conan .............. 49
5.3   Barriers in Humor Understanding in the Talk Show .............. 60 

Chapter Five   Analysis of Verbal Humor in Conan Based on Relevance Theory 

5.1   Comprehension  Process  of  Verbal  Humor  in  Conan  Based  on Relevance T本论文由英语论文网提供整理，提供论文代写，英语论文代写，代写论文，代写英语论文，代写留学生论文，代写英文论文，留学生论文代写相关核心关键词搜索。