Literal Games: An Investigation of the Usage of Sarcasm in ＂Legend of Concubine Zhen Huan＂

文字遊戲：諷刺性話語之使用研究－以現代小說《後宮甄嬛傳》為例

李奇碩(Chi-Shuo Lee)；張蘭心(Lan-Hsin Chang)

諷刺 ； 語料庫 ； 冷嘲 ； Sarcasm ； Corpus ； Irony

Hwa Kang English Journal

19卷（2013 / 12 / 01）

157 - 180

英文

諷刺為一種具攻擊性的冷嘲（Attardo，2000；Haiman，1998），使用正面字眼傳遞負面意義或態度，用於特定對象且具有意味不明的批評（Dews, Kaplan, &Winner，1995）。先前文獻指出，說話者對聽話者諷刺是為了表達幽默或攻擊性的意圖（Dews et al.，1995；Jorgensen，1996；Toplak & Katz，2000）。本研究以《後宮甄嬛傳》七冊小說中選出兩冊，檢視諷刺使用方式，基於情緒、動作、及行為的描述（Claridge，2001；Dews et al.，1995；Jorgensen，1996；Toplak & Katz，2000），根據上下文選出22句具有諷刺意味的句子，建立小型語料庫，利用AntConc及中研院資訊所的中文剖析器做詞類文意分析。研究結果顯示：a）諷刺不只以直述句表達，還常以‘「疑問副詞+否定」’的疑問句呈現；b）諷刺主要功能為冒犯與攻擊；c）冷嘲性批評比字面批評攻擊性大；d）內文大部分諷刺指涉對象均在諷刺現場。

Sarcasm, a type of aggressive irony, targeting a victim and carries implicit criticism (Attardo, 2000; Haiman, 1998) employs positive words to convey negative meanings or attitude (Dews, Kaplan, & Winner, 1995). Previous studies focusing on the functions or usages of sarcastic irony found that some speakers used sarcasm to express humorous or aggressive intention to the addressee (Dews et al., 1995; Jorgensen, 1996; Toplak & Katz, 2000). This study thus examined the usages of sarcasm used in ”Legend of Concubine Zhen Huan”《後宮甄嬛傳》. Based on the description of emotion, gestures and behaviors (Claridge, 2001; Dews et al., 1995; Jorgensen, 1996; Toplak & Katz, 2000), twenty-two passages showing sarcasm in context were extracted from 2 out of 7 volumes of the novel ”Legend of Concubine Zhen Huan”《後宮甄嬛傳》. A small-scaled corpus was created and the data were analyzed via AntConc and CKIP Chinese Parser. The results showed that: a) the sarcasm in this text was not only expressed in statements but also in question forms with the pattern of 'interrogative adjunct (adverb) + negation'; b) offense/aggression was the major function of sarcasm in the text; c) ironic criticism is more aggressive than literal criticism in this text; d) most referents in the text was a present victim.

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