Author(s)

Zhang Ning, Wang Caixia, Gao Yuan

Corresponding Author

Zhang Ning

Abstract

Humor derives from everyday life. This paper analyses the humorous effect in The Big Bang Theory which is a popular American sitcom from the perspective of the cooperative principle by Grice including quantity maxim, quality maxim, relation maxim and manner maxim. This paper aims to investigate and analyze the humorous effect caused by the violation of the cooperative principle in people’s daily communications.

Keywords

Humor, Cooperative principle, Quantity maxim, Quality maxim, Relation maxim, Manner maxim.