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Humorous Effects in the Crosstalk Learning Manchu by Non-observance of Cooperative Principle
ZHENG Ling-yan
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DOI:10.17265/2159-5836/2025.08.004
Department of English, North China Electric Power University, Beijing, China
This paper analyzes the humorous effects generated through the non-observance of Grice’s Cooperative Principle (CP) in the Chinese crosstalk Learning Manchu. Focusing on violations of the Quantity, Quality, Relation, and Manner maxims, it examines how deliberate pragmatic deviations create comedy. The study also incorporates the unique crosstalk mechanism of “Baofu” (packaging and delivering jokes) and emphasizes the essential role of audience cooperation in humor reception. It argues that humor in crosstalk arises not only from performers’ non-cooperation but also from active audience engagement within a shared cultural context.
non-observance of Cooperative Principle, humorous effect, crosstalk, audience cooperation
Journal of Literature and Art Studies, August 2025, Vol. 15, No. 8, 629-635
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