简介:we can come to a conclusion that the major pragmatic functions of irony could be stated as humorous functions. In a broad sense,irony is always used as a means to satirize. Thirdly,the classification of English irony differs from that of Chinese irony. The four major types of irony in English are verbal
简介:It is a word in an advertisement for a whiskey product—Jamson. In the advertisement,the other is to put the Canadian spirit into this liquor. The advertisement breaches Manner Maxim but arouses people’s curiosity. Pun in the advertisement has a great function. ,It is an advertisement for shampoo. The word
简介:also is a pun. One meaning is that people are satisfied with the product. The other one is that the consumers eat one ear by another. So the advertisement implies that the sweet corn is very delicious,people can understand that a pun usually uses one word in a sentence relating to double meanings,is the name of the product. So it means the nuts will make you crazy if you buy them in Nux. The use of pun violates the Cooperative Principle