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THE UNIVERSITY OF DANANG UNIVERSITY OF FOREIGN LANGUAGE STUDIES CHÂU BÁCH NHÃ AN INVESTIGATION INTO HUMOR LINGUISTIC STRATEGIES IN ENGLISH SPEECHES IN THE ONLINE CHANNEL OF TED TALKS FROM PRAGMATIC PERSPECTIVES Major: ENGLISH LINGUISTICS Code: 822.02.01 MASTER THESIS IN LINGUISTICS AND CULTURAL STUDIES OF FOREIGN COUNTRIES Da Nang, 2020 THE UNIVERSITY OF DANANG UNIVERSITY OF FOREIGN LANGUAGE STUDIES CHÂU BÁCH NHÃ AN INVESTIGATION INTO HUMOR LINGUISTIC STRATEGIES IN ENGLISH SPEECHES IN THE ONLINE CHANNEL OF TED TALKS FROM PRAGMATIC PERSPECTIVES Major: ENGLISH LINGUISTICS Code: 822.02.01 MASTER THESIS IN LINGUISTICS AND CULTURAL STUDIES OF FOREIGN COUNTRIES SUPERVISOR: TRẦN QUANG HẢI, Ph.D Da Nang, 2020 STATEMENT OF AUTHORSHIP Except where reference is made in the text of the thesis, this thesis contains no material published elsewhere or extracted in whole, or in part from a study for which I have qualified or been awarded another degree or diploma No other person's work has been used without due acknowledgement in the thesis This thesis has not been submitted for the award of any degree or diploma in any other tertiary institution Danang - 2020 -­ Chau Bach Nha ' ii ABSTRACT The study has been carried out in an attempt to examine the most humor strategies adopted in English speeches in TED TALKS The data of the study were collected from 100 English speeches in random from TED TALKS Thirteen segments were chosen to be analyzed in detail in terms of humor strategies Under qualitative and quantitative approaches, the data were described and analyzed on humor strategies and violating Maxims of Grice’s Cooperative Principle in order to yield more precise points on humor strategies in English speeches in TED TALKS On a close analysis, the thesis tried to find out some frequently used humor strategies which stems from flouting or violating Grice’s Cooperative Principle The results demonstrate a close relationship between humor and the violation of Grice’s Cooperative Principle It is obvious to see that violating or flouting Maxims of Grice’s Cooperative Principle created humorous situation The speakers in TED TALKS took advantage of various humor strategies to cause laughter or amuse the listeners With the hope of contributing to better teaching and learning English as a foreign language, especially to better the awareness of learners in understanding and making an impressive speech by using their sense of humor, some suggested ideas were also included As for learners, theoretically, it equips them with some basis knowledge of the nature of humor These English speeches contain humor strategies which are used in reading and listening skills This gets attention from the audience more effectively English learners should recognize the humor strategies that the speakers use to apply humor in their daily conversation or in English speeches Moreover, English learner can make a suitable choice of humor strategies to communicate effectively iii Humor is one of the most difficult aspects in making an effective speech in front of the audience Therefore, handling the knowledge of humor and applying humor is a challenge iv TABLE OF CONTENTS Statement Of Authorship i Abstract ii Table Of Contents iv List Of Tables vii Chapter INTRODUCTION 1.1 RATIONALE 1.2 AIMS AND OBJECTIVES 1.2.1 Aims 1.2.2 Objectives 1.3 RESEARCH QUESTIONS 1.4 SCOPE OF THE STUDY 1.5 ORGANIZATION OF THE STUDY .4 Chapter LITERATURE REVIEW AND THEORETICAL BACKGROUND .6 2.1 LITERATURE REVIEW 2.2 THEORETICAL BACKGROUND .11 2.2.1 Public speeches .11 2.2.2 Humor .12 2.2.2.1 Definition of humor 12 2.2.2.2 Humor in English speeches 13 2.2.2.3 Humor strategies in public speaking 14 2.2.3 Pragmatics Theory 19 2.2.3.1 Definition of Grice’s Cooperative Principle .19 2.2.3.2 Maxims of Grice’s Cooperative Principle 20 2.2.3.3 Humor as a violation of Grice’s Cooperative Principle 21 2.2.3.4 Violating Maxims of Grice’s Cooperative Principle 21 v 2.2.4 Ted Talks 24 Chapter RESEARCH METHODOLOGY .25 3.1 RESEARCH DESIGN 25 3.2 RESEARCH METHOD 25 3.3 DATA SAMPLING 25 3.4 DATA ANALYSIS 26 3.5 PROCEDURES OF DATA COLLECTION 27 3.6 RELIABLITY AND VALIDABILITY 27 3.7 SUMMARY 27 Chapter FINDINGS AND DISCUSSIONS .29 4.1 HUMOR STRATEGIES RESULTING FROM VIOLATING MAXIM OF QUALITY IN ENGLISH SPEECHES IN THE ONLINE CHANNEL OF TED TALKS 30 4.1.1 Irony strategy in English speeches in the online channel of TED TALKS 31 4.1.2 Exaggeration strategy in English speeches in the online channel of TED TALKS .34 4.1.3 Understatement strategy in English speeches in the online channel of TED TALKS 37 4.2 HUMOR STRATEGIES RESULTING FROM VIOLATING MAXIM OF QUANTITY IN ENGLISH SPEECHES IN THE ONLINE CHANNEL OF TED TALKS 38 4.2.1 Too much unnecessary information strategy in English speeches in the online channel of TED TALKS 39 4.2.2 Less information response strategy in English speeches in the online channel of TED TALKS 40 4.2.3 Repetition strategy in English speeches in the online channel of TED TALKS .41 vi 4.3 HUMOR STRATEGIES RESULTING FROM VIOLATING MAXIM OF RELATION IN ENGLISH SPEECHES IN THE ONLINE CHANNEL OF TED TALKS 43 4.3.1 Incongruity strategy in English speeches in the online channel of TED TALKS .44 4.3.2 Inversion strategy in English speeches in the online channel of TED TALKS .45 4.4 HUMOR STRATEGIES RESULTING FROM VIOLATING MAXIM OF MANNER IN ENGLISH SPEECHES IN THE ONLINE CHANNEL OF TED TALKS 48 4.4.1 Phonological ambiguity strategy in English speeches in the online channel of TED TALKS 49 4.4.2 Morphological ambiguity strategy English speeches in the online channel of TED TALKS 50 4.4.3 Syntactic ambiguity strategy English speeches in the online channel of TED TALKS 51 4.4.4 Lexical ambiguity strategy English speeches in the online channel of TED TALKS 52 Chapter CONCLUSION AND IMPLICATIONS 56 5.1 SUMMARY OF THE DEVELOPMENT OF THE STUDY 56 5.2 CONCLUSION OF THE STUDY 56 5.3 IMPLICATIONS OF THE STUDY .58 5.4 LIMITATIONS OF THE STUDY 60 5.5 RECOMMENDATIONS 60 REFFERENCES .62 SOURCES OF DATA .64 QUYẾT ĐỊNH GIAO ĐỀ TÀI (bản sao) vii LIST OF TABLES Number 4.1 Name of Tables Frequency of humor strategies caused by violating Pages 29 Maxim Of Quality in English speeches in TED TALKS 4.2 Frequency of humor strategies caused by violating 38 Maxim Of Quantity in English speeches in TED TALKS 4.3 Frequency of humor strategies caused by violating 42 Maxim Of Relation in English speeches in TED TALKS 4.4 Frequency of humor strategies caused by violating 47 Maxim Of Manner in English speeches in TED TALKS 4.5 Frequency of linguistic humor strategies and violating/flouting maxims in English speeches in TED TALKS in total 53 Chapter INTRODUCTION 1.1 RATIONALE It is undeniable that humor is not only a taste of knowingness about lifestyles and cultures, but it also plays an indispensable part in every different field of life “Humor is a weapon of unarmed people It helped people who are oppressed to smile at the situation that pains them.” (Simon Wiesenthal, 1901) When we know how to cause laughter in one language, it means that we obtain the master level in that language Humor found in everyday talks, speeches, funny stories, or comedies is considered as a fundamental component of human’s psychology It brings about a positive emotion for listeners or readers Different types such as sitcom, comedy, funny stories, or speech have been studied extensively in not just one but various aspects involving psychology or linguistics Of many kinds of humor above, humor in speech is rather difficult to understand and analyze because sometimes it is just called wittiness However, the deeper I dip into it, the more curious it drives me Raskin (1985) said that speech has a great power It is really important to businessmen, managers, professors, lawyers, or salesmen That some factors usually contribute to a successful speech is audience, speaking occasion, purpose of the occasion, topic, materials, combination of verbal language and body language, confidence or elements of humor There are many aspects of speeches, especially English speeches, but speeches in TED TALKS get my attraction best TED TALKS, an online channel, is the destination where well-known people share their experiences of life, tell their stories, or give the audiences some advice about one aspect of our life In order to enhance the appeal of audiences, the speakers use their sense of humor to express points of view or opinions in the most effective and impressive way, which is of 60 can apply humor in English classes to reduce tension for students Besides, teachers can be also appreciated by conveying lectures in the wittiness way As for researchers of humor, I hope that my thesis makes a remarkable contribution in the field of doing research of humor In addition, it can help other researchers as a useful reference 5.4 LIMITATIONS OF THE STUDY At the end of collecting data, I have divided data into small sections which is appropriate to each part that I have given in the outline After that, I have described, made an analysis and made a clear explanation about humor strategies I utilized in my the thesis as well as how Maxims of Grice’s Cooperative Principle has relation to these humor strategies from pragmatic perspectives Owing to the shortage of time, space as well as relevant materials, I cannot cover all aspects of humor strategies Besides, of more than 1000 English speeches in TED TALKS , only 100 speeches are chosen in random to research Therefore, the effect of my thesis is not high and the thesis may not have been thoroughly discussed as expected With those difficulties and limitation of personal ability, sources of data which are relevant to the problem under investigation and outside factors, some drawbacks are inevitable On the other hand, this study is limited in its linguistic extent or verbal language because it does not mention non – verbal language such as body language, cultural and social effects, and appearance of the speakers and the audience Last but not least, the definition of humor is too abstract and it belongs to subjective issues, so analyzing humor strategies acquires the researcher to become flexible and the result of the study cannot be absolutely exact 5.5 RECOMMENDATIONS As mentioning the issues that have not been touched in this thesis, I would rather demonstrate a list of suggestions on further investigation as follows: 61 - Linguistic ambiguity in English speeches in TED TALKS - Lexical puns in English speeches in TED TALKS - Irony and Exaggeration in English speeches in TED TALKS Further information please access to this website : www.ted.com, you can find out many issues and useful data to service your investigation I hope that those recommendations would be useful for some researchers who take notice of humor strategies 62 REFFERENCES English books Mickiewicz (1976), Humor and Laughter: theory, research and applications, New Jersey: John Wiley & Sons, Ltd Attardo, S (1994), 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Lessons from the longest study on happiness”, Robert Waldinger https://www.ted.com/talks/robert_waldinger_what_makes_a_good_life_lessons_fro m_the_longest_study_on_happiness [24] “The new era of positive psychology”, Martin Seligman https://www.ted.com/talks/martin_seligman_the_new_era_of_positive_psychology [25] “The habits of happiness”, Matthieu Ricard https://www.ted.com/talks/matthieu_ricard_the_habits_of_happiness/transcript [26] “The happy secret to better work” ,Shawn Achor https://www.ted.com/talks/shawn_achor_the_happy_secret_to_better_work/transcri pt [27] “'The price of happiness”, Benjamin Wallace https://www.ted.com/talks/benjamin_wallace_the_price_of_happiness/transcript [28] “What makes a good life? Lessons from the longest study on happiness, Robert Waldinger https://www.ted.com/talks/robert_waldinger_what_makes_a_good_life_lessons_fro m_the_longest_study_on_happiness/transcript [29] “The surprising science of happiness”, Dan Gilbert https://www.ted.com/talks/dan_gilbert_the_surprising_science_of_happiness/transc ript [30] “Want to be happier? Stay in the moment, Matt Killingsworth https://www.ted.com/talks/matt_killingsworth_want_to_be_happier_stay_in_the_m oment/transcript [31] “Where joy hides and how to find it”, Ingrid Fetell Lee https://www.ted.com/talks/ingrid_fetell_lee_where_joy_hides_and_how_to_find_it/ transcript [32] “My journey to thank all the people responsible for my morning coffee”, A.J Jacobs 67 https://www.ted.com/talks/a_j_jacobs_my_journey_to_thank_all_the_people_respo nsible_for_my_morning_coffee/transcript [33] “Choice, happiness and spaghetti sauce”, Malcolm Gladwell https://www.ted.com/talks/malcolm_gladwell_choice_happiness_and_spaghetti_sau ce/transcript [34] “10 ways the world could end”, Stephen Petranek https://www.ted.com/talks/stephen_petranek_10_ways_the_world_could_end/transc ript [35] “Is this our final century?”, Martin Rees https://www.ted.com/talks/martin_rees_is_this_our_final_century/transcript [36] “Health and the human mind”, Marvin Minsky https://www.ted.com/talks/marvin_minsky_health_and_the_human_mind/transcript [37] “How to make a splash in social media, Alexis Ohanian https://www.ted.com/talks/alexis_ohanian_how_to_make_a_splash_in_social_medi a [38] “6 ways to save the internet”, Roger McNamee https://www.ted.com/talks/roger_mcnamee_6_ways_to_save_the_internet/transcript [39] “The Web as random acts of kindness”, Jonathan Zittrain https://www.ted.com/talks/jonathan_zittrain_the_web_as_random_acts_of_kindness /transcript [40] “A one-woman global village”, Sarah Jones https://www.ted.com/talks/sarah_jones_a_one_woman_global_village/transcript [41] “One woman, five characters, and a sex lesson from the future”, Sarah Jones https://www.ted.com/talks/sarah_jones_one_woman_five_characters_and_a_sex_le sson_from_the_future [42] “What you don't know about marriage”, Jenna McCarthy 68 https://www.ted.com/talks/jenna_mccarthy_what_you_don_t_know_about_marriag e/transcript [43] “3 ways to build a happy marriage and avoid divorce”, George Blair-West https://www.ted.com/talks/george_blair_west_3_ways_to_build_a_happy_marriage _and_avoid_divorce/transcript [44] “Technology hasn't changed love Here's why”, Helen Fisher https://www.ted.com/talks/helen_fisher_technology_hasn_t_changed_love_here_s_ why/transcript [45] “Love — you're doing it wrong”, Yann Dall'Aglio https://www.ted.com/talks/yann_dall_aglio_love_you_re_doing_it_wrong/transcript [46] “The secret to desire in a long-term relationship”, Esther Perel https://www.ted.com/talks/esther_perel_the_secret_to_desire_in_a_long_term_relat ionship/transcript [47] “Why we love, why we cheat”, Helen Fisher https://www.ted.com/talks/helen_fisher_why_we_love_why_we_cheat/transcript [48] “The brain in love”, Helen Fisher https://www.ted.com/talks/helen_fisher_the_brain_in_love/transcript [49] “Happiness in body and soul”, Eve Ensler https://www.ted.com/talks/eve_ensler_happiness_in_body_and_soul/transcript [50] “Tales of passion”, Isabel Allende https://www.ted.com/talks/isabel_allende_tales_of_passion/transcript [51] “Fashion and creativity”, Isaac Mizrahi https://www.ted.com/talks/isaac_mizrahi_fashion_and_creativity/transcript [52] “The mystery box”, J.J Abrams https://www.ted.com/talks/j_j_abrams_the_mystery_box/transcript [53] “Are games better than life?”, David Perry 69 https://www.ted.com/talks/david_perry_are_games_better_than_life/transcript [54] “Teaching with the World Peace Game”, John Hunter https://www.ted.com/talks/john_hunter_teaching_with_the_world_peace_game/tran script [55] “ Every kid needs a champion”, Rita Pierson https://www.ted.com/talks/rita_pierson_every_kid_needs_a_champion/transcript [56] “Our failing schools Enough is enough!”, Geoffrey Canada https://www.ted.com/talks/geoffrey_canada_our_failing_schools_enough_is_enoug h/transcript [57] “How to escape education's death valley”, Sir Ken Robinson https://www.ted.com/talks/sir_ken_robinson_how_to_escape_education_s_death_v alley/transcript [58] “How art, technology and design inform creative leaders”, John Maeda https://www.ted.com/talks/john_maeda_how_art_technology_and_design_inform_c reative_leaders/transcript [59] “Teach arts and sciences together”, Mae Jemison https://www.ted.com/talks/mae_jemison_teach_arts_and_sciences_together/transcri pt [60] “Do schools kill creativity?”, Sir Ken Robinson https://www.ted.com/talks/sir_ken_robinson_do_schools_kill_creativity/transcript [61] “How to run a company with (almost) no rules”, Ricardo Semler https://www.ted.com/talks/ricardo_semler_how_to_run_a_company_with_almost_n o_rules/transcript [62] “How to find work you love”, Scott Dinsmore https://www.ted.com/talks/scott_dinsmore_how_to_find_work_you_love/transcript [63] “Never, ever give up”, Diana Nyad 70 https://www.ted.com/talks/diana_nyad_never_ever_give_up/transcript [64] “Older people are happier”, Laura Carstensen https://www.ted.com/talks/laura_carstensen_older_people_are_happier/transcript [65] “How to live passionately—no matter your age”, Isabel Allende https://www.ted.com/talks/isabel_allende_how_to_live_passionately_no_matter_yo ur_age [66] “How to live to be 100+”, Dan Buettner https://www.ted.com/talks/dan_buettner_how_to_live_to_be_100/transcript [67] “The linguistic genius of babies”, Patricia Kuhl https://www.ted.com/talks/patricia_kuhl_the_linguistic_genius_of_babies [68] “How we read each other's minds”, Rebecca Saxe https://www.ted.com/talks/rebecca_saxe_how_we_read_each_other_s_minds/transc ript [69] “What babies think?”, Alison Gopnik https://www.ted.com/talks/alison_gopnik_what_do_babies_think/transcript [70] “The lies we tell pregnant women”, Sofia Jawed-Wessel https://www.ted.com/talks/sofia_jawed_wessel_the_lies_we_tell_pregnant_women/ transcript [71] “A taboo-free way to talk about periods”, Aditi Gupta https://www.ted.com/talks/aditi_gupta_a_taboo_free_way_to_talk_about_periods/tr anscript [72] “To learn is to be free”, Shameem Akhtar https://www.ted.com/talks/shameem_akhtar_to_learn_is_to_be_free/transcript [73] “How to raise successful kids — without over-parenting”, Julie LythcottHaims 71 https://www.ted.com/talks/julie_lythcott_haims_how_to_raise_successful_kids_wit hout_over_parenting/transcript [74] “What adults can learn from kids”, Adora Svitak https://www.ted.com/talks/adora_svitak_what_adults_can_learn_from_kids/transcri pt [75] “5 dangerous things you should let your kids do”, Gever Tulley https://www.ted.com/talks/gever_tulley_5_dangerous_things_you_should_let_your _kids_do/transcript [76] “Why you should define your fears instead of your goals”, Tim Ferriss https://www.ted.com/talks/tim_ferriss_why_you_should_define_your_fears_instead _of_your_goals/transcript [77] “How to stop screwing yourself over”, Mel Robbins https://www.ted.com/talks/mel_robbins_how_to_stop_screwing_yourself_over/tran script [78] “How games make kids smarter”, Gabe Zichermann https://www.ted.com/talks/gabe_zichermann_how_games_make_kids_smarter/trans cript [79] “Know thyself, with a brain scanner”, Ariel Garten https://www.ted.com/talks/ariel_garten_know_thyself_with_a_brain_scanner/transc ript [80] “What happens when our computers get smarter than we are?”, Nick Bostrom https://www.ted.com/talks/nick_bostrom_what_happens_when_our_computers_get _smarter_than_we_are/transcript [81] “Can a robot pass a university entrance exam?”, Noriko Arai https://www.ted.com/talks/noriko_arai_can_a_robot_pass_a_university_entrance_e xam/transcript [82] “The human skills we need in an unpredictable world”, Margaret Heffernan 72 https://www.ted.com/talks/margaret_heffernan_the_human_skills_we_need_in_an_ unpredictable_world/transcript [83] “The a.m mystery”, Rives https://www.ted.com/talks/rives_the_4_a_m_mystery/transcript [84] “If I controlled the Internet, Rives https://www.ted.com/talks/rives_if_i_controlled_the_internet/transcript [85] “Once upon a time, my mother ”, Carmen Agra Deedy https://www.ted.com/talks/carmen_agra_deedy_once_upon_a_time_my_mother/tra nscript [86] “Let's talk parenting taboos”, Rufus Griscom + Alisa Volkman https://www.ted.com/talks/rufus_griscom_alisa_volkman_let_s_talk_parenting_tab oos/transcript [87] “Love, no matter what”, Andrew Solomon https://www.ted.com/talks/andrew_solomon_love_no_matter_what/transcript [88] “How the worst moments in our lives make us who we are”, Andrew Solomon https://www.ted.com/talks/andrew_solomon_how_the_worst_moments_in_our_live s_make_us_who_we_are/transcript [89] “3 questions to ask yourself about everything you do”, Stacey Abrams https://www.ted.com/talks/stacey_abrams_3_questions_to_ask_yourself_about_eve rything_you_do/transcript [90] “How music makes me a better neuroscientist”, Indre Viskontas https://www.ted.com/talks/indre_viskontas_how_music_makes_me_a_better_neuro scientist/transcript [91] “Be an artist, right now!”, Young-ha Kim 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https://www.ted.com/talks/ozlem_cekic_why_i_have_coffee_with_people_who_sen d_me_hate_mail/transcript [99] “The art of choosing”, Sheena Iyengar https://www.ted.com/talks/sheena_iyengar_the_art_of_choosing/transcript [100] “The power of the informal economy”, Robert Neuwirth https://www.ted.com/talks/robert_neuwirth_the_power_of_the_informal_economy/t ranscript 01;\J HOC BA NANG TRlfONG DAI HOC NGO�I NGU S6: ;lcmq-/QB-BHNN CQNG HOA XA HQI CHU NGHiA VI�T NAM B th?c s1; Can cu Quy dinh nhi�m vv, quy€n h?n cua D?i h9c Da N�ng, cac ca sa giao dvc d?i h9c vien va cac dan vi trµc thu('>c ban hanh kem theo Quy�t dinh s6 6950/QD­ DHDN 01 thang 12 nam 2014 cua Giam d6c D?i h9c Da N�ng; Can cu Quy�t dinh s6 975/QD-DHNN 04 thang 11 nam 2016 cua Hi�u truang Truong D?i h9c Ngo?i ngfr - D?i h9c Da N�ng v€ vi�c ban hanh Quy dinh Dao t?o trinh de) th?c s1; Can cu cac Bien ban h9p hc)i df>ng bao v� d€ cuang chi ti�t lu�n van t6t nghi�p th?c s1 chuyen nganh Ngon ngfr Anh kh6a 36 19/7/2019; Theo d€ nghi 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