论双关

作为最常用的修辞格之一，双关较早便引起人们的关注，历来对双关辞格的论述也比较多，不过大都集中在双关的定义和分类等问题上。这些方面的论述，与双关辞格在社会语言生活中的使用频率和重要功能相比还显得不够，有必要在继承前人研究成果的基础上作进一步探讨。关于双关辞格修辞功能、生成基础的研究在传统修辞学领域尤显薄弱，而中国传统的文艺理论和哲学、美学观点以及现代语言学的相关理论，为这些研究奠定了理论基础。古代文论中的“谐”与“隐”范畴，现代语言学中的“经济原则”理论，很好地揭示了双关辞格的修辞功能；由儒家“中庸”思想衍生而来的“温柔敦厚”和“微言大义”学说构成了双关辞格生成与发展的哲学和美学基础，自然语言中大量存在的同音和多义语言单位则是双关辞格的语言基础

On Puns

As one of the most frequently used rhetorical devices,puns have long been studied extensively.However,earlier discussions have disproportionally focused on the definition and categorization of puns,leaving much room for further exploration,particularly in terms of rhetorical functions and mechanisms of pun generation.Studies in this direction may benefit from traditional Chinese literary theories,philosophy and aesthetics,as well as modern linguistics.The "Humor" and "Euphemism" in the ancient literary theory and the "Economy Principle" in modern linguistics have both shed light on the function of puns.Regarding pun generation,the concepts of "gentleness and sincerity" and "sublime words with deep meaning" derived from the Confucian thought of "the golden mean" provide philosophical and aesthetic foundation whereas numerous homophonic and multisemic expressions serve as the linguistic foundation.