Techniques of Using Humour Language in Chinese and American Comedies
March 23rd, 2010 Filed under: Uncategorized — Movie Critic
This section mainly deals with the similar techniques of using humor language of Chinese and American comedy movies and comedy TV series.
According to Sun Zhanwe, in a broad sense, humor refers to language usage skills, actions and facial expressions that are provocative of mirth during the process of human communication, and it’s rich in content and form. The fulfillment of human communication is mainly dependent on the language. Moreover, the production of humor depends on the expression techniques used in the language, especially humorous dialogues. The choice of beautiful and humorous language is the speaker’s superb resources, a thorough understanding about the affairs of human life, and also one common expression technique which can bring us happiness. The language of comedies must be provided with humorous artistic features. Only can witty and humorous language produce a relaxed and funny atmosphere, and please the audience to be delighted in spirit and satisfied in emotion. To achieve this goal, the creators of comedies always use some expression techniques in the usage of language.
Chinese and American comedies have something in common in the forms of expression and rhetorical device used in the language. However, due to different cultural types and cultural ethos, they distinguish from each other in the linguistic forms.
To sum up, Chinese and American comedies have something in common in the forms of expression and rhetorical device used in the language. However, due to different cultural types and cultural ethos, they distinguish from each other in the linguistic forms.
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