Title:
A PRAGMATIC ANALYSIS OF VERBAL HUMOR IN THE US TV SERIES THE MARVELOUS MRS. MAISEL

Authors:
Li Xingyao, China

Abstract:
Based on the current research at home and abroad, this thesis takes the humorous conversations in the US TV Series The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel as data for study, analyzing the generation and understanding of verbal humor in it with the framework of the Cooperative Principle, aiming to discover the mechanism of generating and understanding English humor in the process of communication. It also seeks to guide people to better create and appreciate humor, to better feel and experience humor in different cultures, and meanwhile to provide some valuable insights into the interpretation of humor. From the analysis, it can be easily seen that it is necessary to analyze the pragmatics of verbal humor in the US TV Series The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel to promote our understanding of the meaning of humor, improve our ability to use humor rationally, and enrich our life through the use of humor. The analysis will benefit the audience in that it enables them to appreciate and enjoy The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel from a new pragmatic perspective and achieve a better and thorough understanding of the characters' personalities. At the same time, the study of verbal humor from the perspective of the Cooperative Principle can also provide some inspiration for second language acquisition, helping second language learners understand the mechanisms of humor production, thus creating and interpreting speech humor more efficiently.