幽默的本质与幽默的行为

西方的幽默理论研究始于柏拉图时代,在两千多年的发展中得到了逐步的充实和完善.近年来,对"笑"的生物学起源的研究也取得了一定的成果,基于生理学和人类学的观察和实验,人们推断出"笑"的社会行为的本质,并且在语言习得研究中观察到动物可能具有幽默行为的现象.在人类社会中,由于社会结构和文化的差异,人际关系的不同对幽默效果的影响也是不同的,随着社会等级关系的淡化,"友善的幽默"的产生和发展成为社会进步的必然.

The Nature of Humor and Homor Behavior

Western theoretical studies of the concept of "humor" started from the age of Plato, and has been complemented and perfected during the past two thousand years' progression. Recently, based on physiological and anthropological principles and observations, achievements have been made on the origin of "laughter" and the nature of "laughing" behaviors. Evidence of animal humor practicing was also obtained during sign language acquisition training of such primates as gorillas and chimpanzees. Due to social structural and cultural differences, practices and effects of humor against different interpersonal relationships vary. As the social hierarchical structure weakens, the appearance of "amiable humor" becomes the inevitable fruit of social progress.