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A Pragmatic Study of the Verbal Humor in Modern Family

Zhixin Ye

Abstract


As the condiment of daily life, humor can be divided into verbal humor, body humor and written humor. From the perspective of Grice’s Cooperative Principle, this article has conducted a qualitative analysis of the verbal humor in the sitcom Modern Family (season nine and ten) and concluded that the violation of the four maxims of Cooperative Principle lead to the humorous effect. Consequently, pragmatic research of verbal humor may provide explanation to the production of humor and unveil the logic and myth behind humor.

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Humor; Modern Family; Cooperative Principle

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DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.18686/ahe.v7i1.7034

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