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情景喜剧剧本对白话语分析以《老友记》为例
情景喜剧剧本对白话语分析——以《老友记》为例
华侨大学
硕士学位论文
情景喜剧剧本对白的话语分析以《老友记》为例
姓名吕碧霞
申请学位级别硕士
专业英语语言文学
指导教师李国南
20070601
Acknowledgements
Iwouldliketoexpressmysinceregratitudetothosewho
contributedinonewayoranothertotheprocessofgettingthis
dissertationwritten
FirstandforemostIwouldliketoexpressmysincereappreciation
tomyMASupervisorProfessorLiGuonanwhohasgreatlyimpressed
mewithhisrigorousattitudeinlinguisticstudyandoverthepastthree
yearsofferedmethought-provokinginstructionsinvaluablesupportand
constantencouragementaswellasinsightfulcommentsandsuggestions
onthedraftsofthisdissertationUndoubtedlywithouthisinculcationI
couldnothaveaccomplishedthepresentdissertation
Iwouldatthesametimeexpressmyheart-feltthankstoallthe
teachersinourCollegeofForeignLanguagesTheirinstructionshave
guidedmeintoaworldofwisdomandhelpedmeembarkonthefieldof
Englishlanguagestudies
Iamalsoindebtedtomyeldersisterandlittlebrotherwhohave
sparednoeffortstosendmethelatestmaterialsandvaluablereferences
fromabroadAndspecialthanksalsogotomyhusbandforthespiritual
supportandencouragementhehasbeengivingmealltheseyears
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论文摘要
话语分析是跨学科的研究近些年来其理论和方法被广泛应用
于解析戏剧文本情景喜剧作为戏剧的扩展形式之一特征鲜明但长
期以来并未受到戏剧文体学家们的关注本文是以美国情景喜剧《老
友记》为个案研究对象运用话语分析的理论和方法分析情景喜剧剧
本对白的初步尝试
本文共分五章第一章为全文简介介绍本文的研究目标和基本
框架第二章为理论铺陈首先探讨文体学的定义发展历程及其流
派接着概述文学文体学的分支---戏剧文体学的发展情况并在综述
前人研究的基础上指出话语分析的蓬勃发展为戏剧文本研究提供了
崭新的视角最后探讨话语分析的定义学派及其研究方法第三章
阐明本文的研究对象和研究方法首先分析情景喜剧的一般特征指
出情景喜剧文本的主体是人物对白其文体价值在于特定场景下生成
的幽默话语和主要角色鲜明的性格特征接着简要介绍本文精选案例
《老友记》并阐述相关语料的收集和研究方法
第四章是本文的核心部分在比较戏剧对白和日常会话之间的异
同之后本章分节运用言语行为理论合作原则礼貌原则语域理
论会话分析理论等话语分析模式尝试探讨了《老友记》剧中语言
使用与幽默效果的产生及人物性格刻画之间的内在联系最后小结指
出话语分析的理论和方法为解读情景喜剧文本提供了重要的理论依
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据和分析工具
第五章综述全文列举本文的不足之处并就情景喜剧文本值得
深入研究的方面提出建议
本文旨在探索话语分析与情景喜剧文本分析相结合的途径意在
抛砖引玉希望本文所做的研究能吸引更多的学者对这一领域进行更
为深入的探讨和研究从而丰富戏剧文体学的内容推动该学科的全
面发展
关键词戏剧文体学情景喜剧《老友记》剧本对白话语分析
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Abstract
DiscourseanalysishereinafterDAisaninterdisciplinaryresearch
thetheoryandmethodologyofwhichinrecentyearshavebeen
extensivelyappliedtotheinterpretationofthedramatictextsSitcomas
oneoftheextendedformsofdramawithdistinctivefeatureshaslong
beenneglectedbythestylisticiansThisdissertationisanattempttoapply
thetheoryandtechniquesofDAtotheanalysisofdialoguesinthesitcom
takingtheAmericansitcomFriendsasacase
Thisdissertationconsistsoffivechapters
Thefirstchapterasanintroductionpresentsthegeneralaimsandthe
frameworkofthisdissertation
Chapter2isthetheoreticalpreliminariesforlateranalysesAn
introductionisprovidedfirsttostylisticsfocusingondifferent
interpretationsofstylisticsandstylethentothedevelopmentand
modelsofstylisticsandthescopeofourstudywithindramaticstylistics
anewly-establishedbranchofliterarystylisticsBasedonasummaryof
therecentworksondramaticstylisticsitisconcludedthatthe
burgeoningresearchinDAhasofferedthepossibilityfordramatic
stylisticianstostudythedramatictextsinanewandproductivewayAt
theendofthischapterisanoverviewofDAconcentratingonitsthree
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schoolsanditsapproaches
Chapter3comestotheobjectandmethodologyofourstudyIn
descriptionofthegeneralfeaturesofthesitcomitispointedoutthat
dialoguesarethemainbodyofthesitcomandthatthestylistic
significanceofthesitcomliesinthehumorousdiscoursegeneratedwithin
certaincontextofsituationandinitsmarkedlydifferenttypesof
charactersThenthereisapresentationofasynopsisofFriendsacase
deliberatelychosenforstudyandanillustrationoftheapproachestaken
andthedatacollectedinlateranalyses
Chapter4isthemainbodyofthisdissertationItisdevotedto
comparisonofthesimilaritiesanddifferencesbetweendramaticdialogue
anddailyconversationandthenbymeansofSpeechActTheory
CooperativePrinciplePolitenessPrincipleRegisterTheoryand
ConversationAnalysisTheoryanexplorationismadeabouthowthe
humorouseffectisachievedandhowthetraitsofthecharactersare
presentedbytheuseoflanguageinFriendsAndinthesummarysection
itisarguedthatDAhasprovidedimportanttheoreticalgroundsand
analyticaltoolsfortheinterpretationofthedramaticdiscourseofthe
sitcom
ThelastchapterChapter5isaconcludingchapterinwhichthis
researchissummedupthelimitationsarelistedandsomesuggestions
forfurtherstudyareoffered
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Thisdissertationaimstothrowoutaminnowtocatchawhalein
searchingfortheapproachestocombiningDAwiththestylisticanalysis
ofthesitcomItishopedthatthepresentstudycanattractmorescholars
intothisfieldforfurtherresearchandtherebyenrichingthesubstancefor
dramaticstylisticsandpromotingitsdevelopment
KeyWordsdramaticstylisticssituationcomedydialoguesinFriends
discourseanalysis
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Chapter1Introduction
Literatureistheartoflanguagewhereaslinguisticsisthescienceoflanguage
Apparentlythesetwofieldsaretwoopposingcampsduetotheirrelevancebetween
artandscienceInfactthereisaninevitableconnectionbetweenlinguisticsand
literatureOntheonehandlanguageisthematerialforliterarycreationandthechief
mediumforliterarycommunication封宗信20022andthereforeliteraryworks
canprovideabundantcorporaforlinguisticstudiesOntheotherhandthetheoryand
methodologyoflinguisticscanoffernewperspectivesforliterarystudies
Stylisticsbridgeslinguisticsandliteratureinthatitappliesthetheoryand
methodologyoflinguisticstothestudyofstyleSince1958whenthefirstconference
ofitwasheldstylisticshasdevelopedintoanindependentandintermediary
disciplineAndoverhalfacenturythedevelopmentoflinguisticshasenrichedthe
approachesandsubstanceforstylisticanalysisRecentlythecomplementary
relationshipbetweenlinguisticsandliteratureisagainindicatedintheapplicationof
thetheoryandanalyticalmodelsofdiscourseanalysisintheexplorationofthe
stylisticvaluesofthedramatictextstobeexacttheplaytextrepresentingthe
dramaticdiscourseincontrasttotheatricalperformance
Howevertodatemostdramaticstylisticianshavelargelyconcernedthemselves
withdramainitsoriginalsenseiedramaforthetheatrewithlittlelaboronthe
extendedformsofdramasuchasfilmsradioplaysandtelevisionplaysThis
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dissertationiswritteninhopeformakingupsomepartsofthisvacancyItattemptsto
explorethestylisticvaluesofthedramaticdiscourseofaspecialtypeofTVdrama
thesitcomwhichcharacterizeshumorousutterancesasitsprimaryelementand
alwaysconsistsofanumberofmarkedlydifferenttypesofstandardcharactersRather
thandevelopanycomprehensivelinguistictheoryforanalyzingthedialoguesinthe
sitcomthisdissertationaimstoapplysomeanalyticalmodelsofdiscourseanalysisto
theappreciationofthehumorousdialoguesandthedistincttraitsofthestandard
charactersinFriendsatypicalsitcomwhichhasgainedglobalpopularityduringits
ten-yearrunAndtheanalyticalmodelsofdiscourseanalysisappliedhereinclude
SpeechActTheoryCooperativePrinciplePolitenessPrincipleRegisterTheoryand
ConversationAnalysisTheory
Itneedstobementionedthatasanon-nativespeakerofEnglishthepresent
authorhasexperiencedgreatdifficultiesnowandtheninemployingtheoriesand
techniquesofsuchintermediarydisciplinesasstylisticsanddiscourseanalysisto
analyzethedialoguesinanEnglishsitcomThereforethisdissertationiswritten
merelyasatentativeapproachtothecombinationofdiscourseanalysisandthe
stylisticanalysisofthesitcominhopeforarousingmorescholarsinterestinfurther
research
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Chapter2TheoreticalPreliminaries
Thischapteristheindispensabletheoreticalpreliminariesforourlateranalyses
anditisstartedbyinvestigatingsometerminologicalissueswithrespecttostylistics
andstyleThenabriefintroductionisgiventothedevelopmentandmodelsof
stylisticsandfollowedbythediscussionofdramaticstylisticsabranchofliterary
stylisticswhichhasnowgaineditspopularityamongscholarshomeandabroadAfter
thatthereisanoverviewofdiscourseanalysisthetheoryandmethodologyofwhich
hasbeenextensivelyappliedtothestudyofthedramatictextsandwillalsobe
employedinthisdissertationtoanalyzethesitcomatypeofTVdramawhichhas
longbeenneglectedbydramaticstylisticians
21StylisticsStyle
AsthisdissertationconcentratesontheanalysisofdialoguesinFriendsasitcom
serialasatypeofTVdramafromtheperspectiveofstylisticsitisnecessaryfirstof
alltomakecleartheconceptofstylisticsanditsgeneralconcernsHoweveritisa
notoriouslythornyproblemtogiveaspecificdefinitionforstylisticsletalonedefine
itslimitswithrespecttoneighboringdisciplinessuchasrhetoricpragmaticsand
micro-sociolinguistics
Scholarstendtodefinestylisticsfromdifferentresearchperspectivesbutthere
seemstobeaconventionalwisdomamongthemthatstylisticsismainlyconcerned
withtheideaofstylewiththeanalysisofliterarytextsandwiththeuseofthetools
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oflinguisticanalysisTurner1973董莉20059forexamplestatesthat
Stylisticsisthatpartoflinguisticswhichconcentratesonvariationintheuseof
languageItmeansthestudyofstylewithasuggestionfromtheformofthewor