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1、The Theory of Conversational Implicature in Wongs Talk ShowAbstract： talk show is used to describe that one is eloquent, and his utterance is so uncommon that he could win applause from the crowd. In the West, talk show is a kind of program, and it also could be a hosting style. The corpus of this a
2、rticle is a 15-minute talk show performances of the Chinese Americans Jeo Wong at the annual meeting in the United States in March 2010, and the American President and the media representatives throughout the country attend this meeting This article aims to use the cooperative principle and the maxi
3、ms to analyze the characteristics of his talk show discourse, and to make people have a better understanding of his talk show performances.Key words： talk show; conversational implicature ； cooperative principle； maxim摘要：“脱11秀”是形容人的口才很好，说出的话非常有吸引力，而且 谈吐不俗，博得众人的喝彩。在美国，脱口秀是一种电视节目，也可 以是一种主持风格。本文语料来自美籍华
4、人黄西2010年3月在美国 记者年会上为美国总统和全国的媒体代表们的一次15分钟的脱口秀 表演。文章用合作原则，和关联理论礼貌原则及其准则，来分析出他 的脱口秀表演话语的特点，更好的理解他的脱口秀表演。关键词：脱口秀；会话含意；合作原则；准则I IntroductionTalk show accounts for a large proportion in the U.S. television industry, each talk show has its own characteristics and style by using exaggerated expressions gush
5、ing words. Jeo Wong*s unique talk show performances widely welcomed by Americans. By watching Jeo Wongs performance at this meeting to find out his utterance that violate the cooperative principles and maxim, which could helps us have a better understanding of his performance.II Theoretical BasisThe
6、 Theoretical Basis of this article mainly includes Conversational implicature, cooperative principle, quantity maxim, quality maxim, relation maxim and manner maxim. The specific theoretical explanations are as follows:2.1 Conversational implicatureConversational implicature was originally suggested
7、 by Herbert Paul Grice, an Oxford philosopher. It was in his William James lectures delivered at Harvard in 1967 that he formally presented his theory to the public. Part of these lectures came out in 1975， entitled Logical and Conversation A second part appeared in 1978 with the title of Further No
8、tes on Logic and Conversation2.2 Cooperative principleGrice (1975) defines cooperative principle as follows: make your conversational contribution such as is required, at the stage at which it occurs, by the accepted purpose or direction of the talk exchange in which you are engaged (Cole and Morgan
9、, 1975:45) There are four maxims under this general principle:2.3 the four maxims under the coorperative principles(1) The quantity maxima. Make your contribution as informative as required (for the current purpose of the exchange);b. Do not make your contribution more informative than is required(2
10、) The quality maxima. Do not say what you believe to be false;b. Do not say that for which you lack adequate evidence(3) The relation maximBe relevant.(4) The manner maxima. Avoid obscurity of expression;b. Avoid ambiguity;c. Be brief (avoid unnecessary prolixity);d. Be orderly.By using these theori
11、es, this paper focuses on how he violates the cooperative principles and maxims to make those wise people cheering him on from four maxims aspectsID. Data AnalysisWong performances with the most simple words, a deliberate violation of the four maxims, the stiff expressions and stiff action, talk abo
12、ut the kind of cold humor that need to understand by thinking. Meanwhile, most of his utterance have culture background For instance:3.1 Violating the quantity maximThere are two submaxims under the quantity maxim: Make your contribution as informative as required (for the current purpose of the exc
13、hange); Do not make your contribution more informative than is required. By deliberately violating the quantity maxim, one could makes his contribution more or less informative as is required to catch others attention. Here is one example:(1) You may be saying, hi, what would be your campaign slogan
14、?You see, I spent 10 years in the past decadeOh, you too? OK. So, I understand that American people are suffering.So, my campaign slogan will be，Who cares? (Hu Cares)In this case, he violates the quantity maxim One question was asked Hwhat would be your campaign slogan?1, your means Wongs And then,
15、he talked about the reason how his campaign come into being. At last, he toldthe audience his answer. So his contribution was more informative than is required; he violates the quantity maxim But before answered the question, his utterance could capture people s attention and make them look at his f
16、ollowing talk show with curiosityIn a talk show, it is very important for performers to catch audiences attention. By the analysis of Jeo Wongs talk show, we could find one could easily attracting eyeballs by violating the quantity maxim.3.2 Violating the quality maximThere are two submaxims under the quantity maxim: Do not say what you believe to be false; Do not say that for which
