comparative-analysis-of-humorous-discourses-英语毕业论文

ComparativeAnalysisofHumorousDiscoursesAbstractHumorisauniqueproductofhumancivilization,whichisshownthroughthelanguagedialogue.Inthisway,throughthecomparativestudyofChineseandEnglish,itcannotonlyhelplanguagelearnerstounderstandthephenomenonofhumor,butalsoaddadifferentcolorindailyconversation,writingandotheraspectsalso.Lifehasawidevarietyofhumor,andbothChineseandEnglishhasnolackofhumor.Itwillexistinthewrittenwords,providesomeentertainmentandamusementforusreaders,andalsoexistindailyconversation,whichprovidessomethoughtsbeyondentertainment.AsaChineseEnglishlearner,wemustlearntoappreciatethelanguage,especiallyinbeautyofhumorousdiscourses,soweshouldlearnandunderstandhumorousdiscoursestoimprovereadinginterest,readingappreciationability,andenhancetheabilityofinterculturalcommunication.Thispaperdescribesthedefinitionofhumor,functionsandnature,andareviewoftheresearchprogressinpsychologyandlinguisticsaspectsofhumorousdiscourse.ThroughthecomparativestudyofChineseandEnglishhumorhistory,thisthesisisthedevelopmentprocessofChineseandEnglishhumorousdiscourses,aswellasthecontrastiveanalysisoflinguisticaspects,concerningtheircausesanddifferences.Theresearchresultsofthisthesiscanbeabitinstructiveintheappreciationofhumorousdiscourses.摘要幽默是人类文明独有的产物，是通过语言对话来展现的。这样，通过对中西方言语幽默的对比研究不仅能帮助语言学习者更好的理解幽默现象，而且在会话，写作等方面也会增添别样的色彩。生活中有各种各样的幽默，汉语英语都不缺乏，它会存在于语言文字幽默，给我们读者提供一些消遣和娱乐，也会存在于日常会话当中，提供娱乐之外的一些思考。作为汉语英语的学习者，我们必须学会欣赏语言，尤其是语言中的幽默美，所以我们应该去学习、理解幽默话语从而提高阅读兴趣、阅读鉴赏能力，进而增强跨文化交际的能力。本文首先讨论了幽默的定义，功能和本质，并回顾了幽默话语在心理学以及语言学方面的一些研究进展。通过中英幽默话语历史起源的对比研究，本文从中英幽默话语的发展历程角度进行了语言学方面的对比分析，涉及中英文幽默话语的不同点以及导致的原因。本文的研究结论对欣赏幽默话语具有一定的启发作用。关键词：幽默话语，起源与发展，语言学分析ContentsAcknowledgements 1Abstract 2摘要 3Contents 41. Introduction 51.1Cognitionofhumor 51.2Generalideaandstructure 62.LiteratureReview 72.1Definitionsofhumor 72.2Humorousdiscourse 82.2.1Psychologicalapproaches 82.2.2Linguisticapproaches 93. HistoricalComparisonofhumorousdiscourse 103.1 OriginofhumorinChinese 103.2 OriginofhumorinEnglish 114.DevelopmentofChineseandEnglishhumor 124.1Chinesehumor 134.2Englishhumor 135.Theircausesanddifferences 155.1Differenceinnationalcharacters 155.2Differenceinaimsandideologies 155.3Differenceinwayofthinking 165.4Englishhumor 176. 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18References…………….…………….…………….……………...…….19Introduction1.1CognitionofhumorHumorousdiscourseisaregularlinguisticphenomenonwhichbringsusacolorful,fascinatinglife.Inadditiontotheenjoyment,thepragmaticfunctionofhumordiscoursecan’tbeneglected.Humorousdiscoursepromotesabetterinterpersonalrelationship,encouragingpeopletofacedifficultiesactively.Nowadaysusinghumorousdiscoursecorrectlywillpromotethecommunicationdevelopingsuccessfully.ByresearchingthehumordiscourseofthoseEnglishspeakingcountries,Englishlearnerscangainmoreinformationabouttheirculture.Wecanunderstandtheirwayofhumorandwillnotcausecommunicationbarriersbecauseofdifferentculture.Learningtheessenceofothercountries’humorculturetoenrichourswillmakeourChinesehumorculturemuchcolorfulinacertainextent.What’smore,undertheeconomicglobalization,culturalcommunicationbecomemorefrequent,thusthediversityofhumorousdiscoursewillbroadenourmind.Maybewedon’trealizebutwecan’tdenythathumorisimportantandnecessary.Humorcanchangeourcultureandlives,mindsandexperiences.Wedoneedhumorwhateverindailylife,academyorpolitics.Theexistenceanduseofhumorisacommonsociolinguisticsphenomenon.Humorplaysaveryimportantroleinexpressingpeople’sidealsandcommunication.Thecharmofhumorousdiscoursebasesonspeakers’uniquelanguageskillsandlanguage’sculturebackground.HumorisadistinctfeatureofEnglishlanguage.Tomakesurethatcross-culturalcommunicationiscarryingonsmoothly,howeverunderstandinghumorousdiscourseofEnglishspeakingcountryisquiteimportant.Insocialcommunication,peoplemayhavesomeawkwardness.Inordertoavoidtheawkwardness,thisarticlecomingwiththedefinition,production,constitution,waysofusingroundlycompareandanalyzethehumorousdiscoursebetweenChineseandEnglish.1.2GeneralideaandstructureHumorhasbeenthesubjectofmanyscholarsandhasplayedanimportantroleintheworkofmanygreatwriters.Butwhatismeantby“humor”?Andwhatisthenatureof“humor”?Manyscholarstrytoanswerthesequestionsfromthevariousfields.Nowadays,humorhasmuchmoreconnectionswithlinguistics,becauselanguageandhumorhaveinseparablerelation.First,languagehasbecomethethemeofhumorousdiscourse.Second,thecomprehension,appreciation,anddevelopmentofhumoraredeterminedtoalargedegree,bytheculturalattitudesandvaluesassociatedwithitandbytheuseandfunctionoflanguageinsociety.ThispaperwilldiscusstheoriginanddevelopmentofhumorousdiscoursesinChineseandEnglishconcerningtheircausesanddifferences.Regardinghumorousdiscourseasavaluableresourcesinsteadoflifelessrules.Inordertohelppeoplehaveabetterunderstandingorappreciationofhumorousdiscourses,thisthesistakeintoaccountmanyscholar’sviewofhumortheoriesandthecomparisonandanalysisofhumorinbothlanguages.Literaturereview2.1DefinitionsofhumorThereareplentyofresourcesaboutwhatishumorwhilethedefinitionshavealargediversity.Humorcanbeakindoffluidinbody,adispositionofcharacteristicsorhabits.Humormaybeaquality,mindorakindofhobby.Someonemakeshumorapositiveattitudeandalifestyle.Othersmakeitanabilitytoexpress,discoverandappreciatethefunnypartandtheabsolutelyincongruous.Humorisalsocreatedtobelaughableandentertaining.“Humor”isoriginatedfromtheword“(h)ūmōr-(h)ūmor”for“liquid”or“fluid”inLatin(XuLixin2003:1),andhasagreatrelationwiththe“theoryofhumors”inMedievalmedicine(Attardo1994:9).Duringtheearlywesternperiod,Hippocrates(460BC-377?BC)createdthephysiologicaltheory,andhumorisregardedasoneofthefourfluidsinhumanbody:First,blood(representingheatemanatingfromthehuman’sheart,),phlegm(representingcoldcomingfromthehuman’sbrain,),choler(representingdryness,secretedbytheliver,yellowbile),andmelancholy(representingwater,originatinginthespleenandstomach,blackbile).Thealternatemixingthese“humors”indifferentpeoplewereconsideredtomodifytheirqualitiesbothphysicallyandmentally,aswellasthedispositionsofthem.Animbalanceofthesefourfluidsresultedindisease(Humphrey1982:36;Chen1988:14;McHenry1993:123).Bythe16thcentury,“humor”actuallybecameastupidactionorshortcoming.Then,severalcenturieslater,thetermofhumorhadbecometouseinone’sstateofmindormoodgenerally.Jonson(1527-1637)consideredthedefinitionofhumorthatitisaverystrongqualityofapersonwhichallhisfeelings,desiresandtalentobeyandunderwhichtheyallchaseinthesamedirection,sharessomesameideaswiththeconceptofhumorinthemiddleages.Whileinmodernusage,humorisdefinedtobeakindofqualityormood,anddifferentfromitsoriginalusage.Inphysiologicalpart,humorisconsideredtobeameansofcommunicationwhichwillbringamusementilluminatesorleadtoafacialreaction:thereactionoflaughing.Inthisway,itisthemostscientificdefinitionofhumorandtheleastcontroversial.Spontaneouslylaughingisproducedbythefifteenfacialmuscles’coordinatedcontractioninastereotypedpatternandaccompaniedbyalteredbreathing(Koestler1993:626).Ingeneral,thedefinitionsofhumorisdividedintofourcategories:acapacityorqualityofaspeaker,asituationofthediscourseorfeature,theobjectiveexpression(intheformoftheevent,situationitself,literaryworks,orotherdiscourses)andaskillofexpression.Humorousdiscourse2.2.1PsychologicalApproachesPsychologicalanalysesoflinguistichumorhavebeenbasedonthenotionofincongruityandresolution(Pepicello1983:73).Whatisincongruity?Incongruitymeansthatthesituationornatureofthingscontradictingitself.Beattiethoughthumoristhecombineoftwowronglymatchedidea.KantandSchopenhauerconsideredthatincongruityisanimportantelementofproducinghumor.Oneofthenecessaryconditionsofhumoristhedifferencebetweenexpectationandrealitywhichisincongruity.InSuls’view,incongruityisamajorrequisiteinjudgingdiscoursesarehumorousornot.Theabilityofproducing,understandingandappreciatinghumorousdiscoursesmakeagreatinfluenceonculturalintercommunicationandinteraction.Detailedandcomprehensiveresearchonhumorwillenhancetheinteractivedevelopmentofothersubjectssuchasscience,psychology,sociology,cross-culturecommunicationandsoon.AlthoughtheexplorationofhumororiginatedfromancientGreek,allthetimethisresearchfieldpresentingthesituationofahundredschoolsofthoughtcontending.Sofarthereisnotheorywhichcanprovideasystematicstatementofallaspectsinhumor.Maybeitisbecausethehumorphenomenonissocomplex.Differentscholarscanonlydosub-studythroughdifferentways.Aftereverybranchhasaquietgreatprogress,amaturemacroscopictheorywillbeestablished.2.2.2LinguisticapproachesAmongallthelinguisticstudiesinhumorousdiscourse,itseemsthatsemanticapproachesaretherage,whichfocusonthelinguisticformofthehumorousline.Sofartheresearchesonlyfallonthesocialfactorsandpragmatic-orientedstudiesofhumor.Theseresearcheshavetheinadequacyofthelackoflinguisticanalysishumorfromtheperspectiveofoursociety.ThelinguisticanalysesofriddlesandespeciallytypesoflinguistichumorweresummarizesbyPepicello.Heputsemphasisondevelopmentsandchangesofchildren'slinguistichumorandalsoviewsthattheresearchonlinguisticandpsychologicalofhumorshouldbecombinedandcomplimentary.3.HistorycomparisonofhumorousdiscoursebetweenChineseandEnglish3.1OriginofhumorousdiscourseinChineseAccordingtohistoryrecords,ChinesehumororiginatedfromthePeriodofpre-Qindays.Inaroundthe8thcenturyB.C.(lateXiZhouDynasty),therewasacareercalled“you”(优)inking’spalace.“You”neededtoentertainthearistocratsandtheking.Inhistory,thesepeoplewerecalled“FeiYou”(徘优);“Fei”istheoldnameoffunnydrama.InancientChina,apersonwhoisaplayeroranactorcanbecalled“You”.Mostofthetime“You”willcometoperformfunnydramasforthekingandaristocratswhichcanhelpthemtocorrecttheirmistakesorproblemshowevernotpointoutthefaultsofthemdirectly.Duringthatperiod,evenif“You”saidsomethingnotappropriatewillnotbeseenasoffendingthesuperiorandwillnotbepunishedbecauseofanunwrittenrule.What’smoretherewasanotherformof“You”called“RanYou”whichtrytopleasingthekingbyusingsomehumorouswayssuchassatire,wittyremarks,metaphors,funnyplaysandsoon.InQuyuan’sworkJiuZhangHuaisha(《九章怀沙》),theword“humor”(youmo)wasfoundfirsttime.“Xuxiyaoyao,kongjingyoumo”(煦兮杳杳,孔静幽默)butitmeanssoundlessandsilence.DuringtheHanDynasty,“RecordsoftheHistorian”writtenbySimaQianhasonechapterwhichentitled“HuajiLiezhuan”(滑稽列传),recordingtheearliesthumoristsofancientChinasuchasChunyuXu(淳于隽)andYoumeng(优孟).ConnectingsatirewithfunnydramasandplaysintraditionimpactedonthedevelopmentofChinesecomediesandhumorousdiscourse.Whenitcametotheperiodoffeudalism,“Feiyou”begantomakefunofofficialsnotonlytheking.Theseweresomechangesonit’sfunction.Inthehistoryrecordsofpre-Qindays,therewereplentyoffolkjokesandfableswhichcontainedlotsofironiesandsatiresindailylife.TheyshowedChinesetraditionalhumorswhicharebriefinmeaning.IntheBookofSongs(《诗经》),thefirstChinesecollectionofpoemsandsongs,manyfolksandpoemsorsongswithhumorousdiscoursewererecorded.Chinesehumorousdiscourseischaracterizedbyallegoryandsymbolizationandwhosepurposeistogiveeducationtosociety.3.2OriginofhumorousdiscourseinEnglishTheoriginofhumorinEnglishcamefromtheLatinword:“humorr”.InancientGreek,Hypecratswhowasadoctorthoughtthathumorhadfourtypes:theblood,phlegm,yellowbileorcholer,andblackbileormelancholy,whichhadagreatinfluenceonhumanbeings’temperamentandhealth.Thosefourfluidcontrolthebalanceofhumanbeing.Theearliestliterallyrecordedhumorappearedinthe8thcenturyB.C.inancientGreece.Theironicattitudestotheclansocietyanditsthoughtinitiatethebeginningofhumor.IntheperiodofSlavesocietyinGreece,thepreludeofGreekhumorisconsideredtobeapoemwithsatirewhichshowedafunnyimageoflifeidealinclansociety.ThereisnobetterexampleofhumororiginthanAesop'sfables.Thoseclassicmasterpiecesbringlatergenerationenlightenmentofhumorousdiscourses.Themodernmeaningofhumorwasdefinedin1682inBritain(JeanBlamer1907)anditwasSchvitzBriliusingtheword“humor”ofitsmodernmeaningin1709inhisbook“TheRelationsamongSensitivity:OnFreedominJokesandHumor”ThewidespreaduseofthewordhumorshouldbeattributedtotheBritishhumanistwriterTomJones.Hecreatedtwoworks.Onewas“DifferentHabits”andtheotherwas“DifferentPersonality”.Bothofthetwoworkswerefamousfortheirhumorousdiscourse.Inhiscomicrepresentative“Volpernie”,allthecharacterswerecreatedbythetemperament,suchasthenameof“fox”,“fly”,“eagle”and“crow”andsoon.MeanwhilethetheoriesofJones’humorspreadout.Asforthetheoryofhumor,Platofirstlyacceptedsomeparadoxicaltheories;inAristotle’sviewtheauthorrecognizesthewellknownsuperioritytheory.4DevelopmentofChineseandEnglishhumor4.1DevelopmentofChinesehumorIntheperiodofWeiandJinDynastyinChinesehistory,thedevelopmentofhumorinChinaexperienceditsanotherstrikingstage.HandanChun(邯郸淳),awriteroftheThreeKingdoms(《三国》),wrotethreevolumesofXiaoLinForestsofJokes(《笑林》),whichwasthefirstbookabouthumorousdiscourse.However,thesehumorousdiscourseswerealsoironicaboutthepoliticsofthattime.Theearliestuseoftheword“humor”foritscurrentmeaningwasintroducedbyLinYutang.In1923,LinYutangusedthetransliteratedyoumoforEnglishhumor.SomesinologistsarguethatChinesehasanelegantwordhuajicreatedintheSpring-AutumnPeriod(722-403B.C.);theythinkthereisunnecessarytoborroworcreatethewordyoumo.ModernChinesehumorologistsgenerallyusethewordyoumo,nothuajiforhighclassverbalhumor.AsforCrossTalks,thisformofhumorbecamepopularinmid-18thcentury.Attheoriginstage,crosstalkswereplayedinstreetsorgatewaystotheaters.Gradually,therewereintroducedtoteahouses,wherepeopleusuallywentforentertainment.Buttheywereonlytheassistancetoamainplaywhichwasnormallytheopera.Howevercrosstalksatitbeginningwerefullofdirtywords.Thereisanotherreasontheycouldnotbeplayedintheatersandnotsuitableforthefemale.ThenHuoBaolin(1917-1993)introducedcrosstalksintotheaters.Headdedtraditionalelementsintocrosstalksandmadeitmorecivilized.Peoplebecameenjoyingcrosstalks.Withthedevelopmentofmedium,crosstalkshadsomelimitation,bycontrast,anotherformofcomedy,sketchbecameacceptedbymorepeopleinChina.Intheearlyof1950s,Chinesehumoronceboomedforaperiodoftime.Theformsofhumorwerealsoabundant.Fictions,drama,crosstalks,filmssprangoutandsomehumorfiguresbecamepopularandacceptedbylotsofpeople.Buttillthelate1950s,becauseofthepoliticalreason,theartofhumordeclined.Atthebeginningof1960s,withtheriseofprosewritinginliterature,manywritersusesatiretoscoldtheuglinessandupholdjustice.Humorousdiscoursewasusedasweaponstofightinsociety.DuringtheCulturalRevolution,Chinesehumorexperiencedmanystagessuchas“IronyStage”,“RethinkingStage”“ReformingStage”and“StudyingStage”.Chinesehumorousalmostexperiencedalllevelsofthedevelopmentalhistoryofworldhumor.Intheearlyof1980s,undertheinfluenceofRethinkingliterature,thecharacteristicofhumorwaslikethatofcomedy,andjokesandwittyremarkssubstitutefortheironyremarks.After1980s,Chinesehumorartandresearchdevelopedatthespeedthatanyotherperiodcouldnotmatch.Theresearchonhumorbecamecomprehensiveandvaried.Atthesametime,Chinesepeopleborrowedtheoriesfromabroadorevendirectlystudiedforeignhumor.Researchmethodswerealldimensionedandcomplex.Chinesehumorstudyhasshownitnationalfeaturesandcontributedgreatlytotheinternationalhumorresearch.4.2DevelopmentofEnglishhumorThedevelopmentofhumoritselfisalsoaquestionweareconcerned.Thesamejokethatwefeelverylaughableisstillfunnyforourancestors?PeterBerkfoundthatinthelate16thcentury,thetraditionalhumorbecame“collapse”.Thesizeofcomediesandperformancesreduced.Inaddition,aristocratsandclergiesevendisappearedincomicsespeciallyinpublicactivities.InTudordynasty,someplaceswereprotectedfromjokesorsatires.Theseplacesweremainlythechurchesandgovernment.Peopleshouldbehavethemselvesintheseplaces.Butmeanwhilethehumorculturebecamepopularinruralandsuburbanareas.Thatmeantthecivilizedhumorandfolkhumordiscoursehadseparated.ShakespeareisapersonwecanneverforgetwhenwetalkaboutEnglishhumorousdiscourse.Shakespeareisfamousforhisfamescomediesandtragedies.Butactuallyhisworksarefilledwithjokesandhumorousdiscourses,manypeopleareengagedinthehumorofShakespeare.Tillthefirsthalfof19thcentury,theGreatRevolutioninEurope,commonpeoplewereliberatedfromthebindingofchurchandmonarch.Theyhadchancestoexpresstheirhappinessandsadness.Thefolkhumorousdiscoursesorjokescameintolivingrooms.Infact,duringthattime,humorhadbecomeoneofthemostimportantpartsinEuropeans.Americanhumorhadashorthistoryanditbeganon19th.IntheformationofAmericanhumor,blackpeopleplayedaverycrucialpart;soinAmerican,thereisaspecialonecalledblackhumor.MarkTwainisafamousfigureinthehistoryofAmericanhumor.SinceBernardDeVoto’MarkTwain’sAmerica,peoplehaverealizedthatlaterhumoristshavelearnedalotfromearlierones,andNorrisYateshadamainthesisofhisbookTheAmericanHumorist:ConscienceoftheTwentiethCentury(1964)thatthegreatinfluenceof19thcenturyhumoralsoworkedinthepresentcentury.JoelChandlerHarriswroteoncethatAmericanshaveahabitandagiftforhumor.IncontrasttoEuropeans,theycanaccepttheworstpossibleturnsoffortunewithablinkofeyesandfacethefutureinpositiveattitudes.Harristhenraisedthequestionofinternationalrelationsandcomparisons.Intoday’sUnitedStates,studiesandspeculationsofhumorseemveryhotandpopular.ComparisonbetweendevelopmentsofhumorinChineseandEnglishChineseHumorEnglishHumorTimeFormTimeFormOrigin8thB.C.Political8th~6thB.C.ComicDevelopmentTillnowIndailyuseTillnowIndailyuseFromthechartabove,wemayseethatChinesehumorandEnglishhumorstartedalmostatthesametime.TheformofChinesehumorofthattimewasforpoliticalpersuasion.AndEnglishhumorofthattimewascomicsandwasplayedinthecourtandstreet.Withdevelopmentsofbothlanguages,humorousdiscoursecameintocommonpeople’sdailylives.5.CausesanddifferencesbetweenChineseandEnglishhumor5.1DifferenceinnationalcharactersChinesehumorfallsfarbehindEnglishhumorbothintheoryandpracticebecauseofthedifferencesituationineconomic,cultural,andpoliticalreasons.Inhistory,asmentionedabove,Chinesearecharacterizedbybeingserious,polite,smiling,introvertedandprudent.Meanwhile,westernersareinfluencedbyobjectivity,humorousconversation,andinformality.Besides,humorevaluationofbothlanguagesisdifferent.HumorinEnglishspeakingcountriesismorepopularthaninChina.Inthewest,peopleviewthathumornotonlybringsusamusementbutalsooccupiesacrucialpositioninsocialintercourse.Itisconsideredifonelacksasenseofhumor,maybethereisadeficiencyinhispersonality.InChina,however,ifonepersonbehaveshumorouslyorindulgesinlaughter,oneisthoughttobevulgar.Thus,humorisdistainedbygentlemeninChinamostoftime.Afterthegangoffourwasdefeated,theresearchofhumorrestarted,sohumorisnotwidelyspreadinartisticpracticeanddailylife.Recently,exceptthecontributionbyLuXunandLinYutang,therearefewpeoplecontributingalottothehumorresearch.5.2DifferenceinaimsandideologiesAnideologyisasetofideasthatconstitutesone’sactions,goals,andexpectations.Itcanbeconsideredasawayofviewingthings,asacomprehensivevision,orsomeideasproposedbythedominantclassofasocietytoallmembersofthesociety.Chinesehistoryislongwhilewesterncountriesarecomparablyshort.Forexample,theUnitedStates’historyisonlymorethan230yearssinceitwasfounded.Thus,thereisn’tmuchtimefortheirawarenesstodevelop.TheyarenotaspassionateaboutpoliticalmattersasChinesepeople.Chinahasaculturaltraditionwithmorethan5000yearshistory.TheChinesepeoplehavebeeninfluencedbystrongpoliticalideasandsystematicforalongtime.Beinginfluencedbythoseideasandtraditionalsystem,theChinesepeopleexpressastrongpoliticaltendencywhenfacingwithlifetrivialmatters.SothecharacteristicsandcontentofChinesehumorisinfluencedstronglybythepoliticsystem.What’smore,educationiscloselyrelatedtoliteratureworks.Sohumorisgenerallyusedtosatirizepeoplewhohasbadmannerandteachthemtobegood.Althoughsatireisoneofthehumor’spurposes,themostimportantpurposeistocultivatepeople’ssenseofhumor.Humorisregardedasanimportantqualityinwestern.Peopletendtorespectthoseleaders,scholarswhohaveasenseofhumor.Thereasonisthathumorshowstheirwisdomandaddscolortotheirpersonality.5.3DifferenceinwayofthinkingItisknowntoallthatpeoplecomefromdifferentplacehavedifferentwaysofthinking.Soitisveryimportantforustolearnthedifferentthinkingpatternssoastounderstanddifferentkindsofhumor.Twokindsofthinkingpatterns,oneisspiralthinkingandanotheroneislinearthinking.Chinesepreferspiralthinkingandwesternerpreferlinearthinking.Mostofwesternersputhighpremiumonindividualismandthedividednessbetweenhumanbeingandnature.Baseonlinearthinking,westernpeoplearemorerationalandcreative.Englishhumorisabstractanditneedsrationalthinkingtoappreciatetheconnotation.Chineseworldoutlookemphasizeonknowingandperceivingeventsandthingsinasyntheticway.Underthisway,Chinesepreferspecificimagestoabstractthingsbecausespiralthinkingpatternemphasizesexperienceknowledgeandimages.WiththebigculturebackgroundofChina,theintuitivethinkingmodeappears.Inthatcase,Chinesehumorwillmakeveryintuitivelysillyconversationinordertoshowhowfoolthepersonis.Whenfinishreadingthesehumorousdiscourses,peoplecandirectlygetthepointandlaughalot.5.4DifferenceincultureCultureisahugesystemwhichcontainsclimates,religion,geographicalenvironmentandsoon.TheChinesecivilizationcamefromtheYellowRiverandtheYangtzeRiver.Chinesepeoplearecultivatedbythiscultureandbecomehumble,modest,inhibited,tolerant.Forthosequalities,Chinesearenotfondofmakingfunwithothers.Newcreaturewillalsobeunacceptableandpeopleliketofollowtheoldtraditionwhendealingaffairs.Becauseofthat,Chinesehumorisdirectandtraditional,andpeopletendtobeseriousnotsocasual.What’smoreChinesehumorbarelyinvolvesthetopicofsexandreligion,sothestyleofChinesehumorisblank.Ontheonehand,thewesterncultureisthemarineculture.Theyareoutgoingandpositive,andliketoexploretheworld.Searchingfornewcreationsandcriticalthinkingarenotsoeasytoberealized.Itisveryclearthatthewesternsarebornwiththesenseofhumorandoptimism.Asaresult,humorsintheEnglishlanguagearefullofvariousstylesandtheircontentisofrichnessandcreativity.Ontheotherhand,itiseasytofindreligioustopicsinthewesternhumors.Christianityisthemostimportantreligioninthewesterncountries.Yet,thecommonwesternpeoplearenotasrigidasapriestwhiletalkingaboutreligiousaffairs.6.ConclusionInthepreviouschapters,comparisonandanalysiswasmadebetweenChineseandEnglishhumor.Thenthiseasyexploresthereasonsandhistoryofthesedifferenceswhichalsogivessomesuggestions.Humorisamirrorofculture.Becauseofthedifferentthinkingmodes,expressionhabitsandculture,ChinesehumordiffersfromEnglishhumor.Thedisparitiesofculturedon’tsuggestsomecultureissuperiortoothersinhumordevelopment.Itisimportanttodrawoneachother’strengthsandcomplementeachother.Theculturalconflictisthemomentumforculturedevelopmentandthecoexistenceistheguaranteeofcultureintegration.Culturalconflictisbecomingmulti-culturalsystemundertheinfluenceofglobalization.Humoristhesymb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