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Abstract:News English plays an essential role in our daily life. It is an important tool for people to know about the world. The most common rhetorical devices in News English, especially in the tittle of New English is pun. Pun has a novel and unique, concise and humorous rhetorical effect, and therefore can attract news English’s attention. This paper will use cooperative principle in four different aspects including quantity maxim, quality maxim, relevant maxim, manner maxim to reveal the irreplaceable position of puns in news English. At the same time, it is helpful for readers to catch the information in the English news.
Key words: puns; news English; cooperative principle
CONTENTS
Abstract
中文摘要
1. Introduction .1
2. Literature Review..1
2.1 Pun
2.2 Cooperative Principle
3. The Analysis of Pun in News English from the aspect of Cooperative Principle.3
3.1 The Reflection of Cooperative Principle in News English
3.1.1 The Reflection of Quantity Maxim
3.1.2 The Reflection of Quality Maxim
3.1.3 The Reflection of Relevant Maxim
3.1.4 The Reflection of Manner Maxim
3.2 The Violation of Cooperative Principle in News English
3.2.1 The Violation of Quantity Maxim
3.2.2 The Violation of Quality Maxim
3.2.3 The Violation of Relevant Maxim
3.2.4 The Violation of Manner Maxim
4. Functions of Pun in News English..8
4.1 Information Function
4.2 Attraction Function
4.3 Connotation and Humor Expression Function
4.4 Irony Expression Function
4.5 Goodwill Establishment Function
5.Conclusion..11
Bibliography.12
Acknowledgments.13