Saudi Journal of Humanities and Social Sciences (SJHSS)
Volume-3 | Issue-12 | 1402-1406
Review Article
A Comparative Study of the Humorous Speech Act between Love Apartment and Friends
Tian Dong, Ting Gao
Published : Dec. 30, 2018
Abstract
Humor, as a universal language phenomenon, is an important part in
peopleās daily life, which can improve human relations, bring pleasant feeling to
people. A sitcom, short form for a situation comedy, consists of a large quantity of
humors, and is one of the best carrier forms of humor. Friends is one of the most
successful American sitcoms. Love Apartment also enjoys great popularity in China.
Under the theoretical framework of speech act theory, this paper analyses the
similarities and difference of humorous speech acts in these two famous sitcoms and
explores the reasons behind the difference and aims to help the audience have a better
interpretation of the sitcoms.