HumorInterpretationinInterculturalEncountersContentIdiomaticverbalexpressionsIt’swayovermyheadIdidn’tgetitItletmeoutinthecoldWhoa!ThatwastooquickformeIdidn’tunderstanditNonnativeSpeakers’StepsAbandontheoldconversationalruleMakeanewconversationalruleBehaviornecessarytoimplementthenewconversationalruleStage1MakingNewConversationalRulesIdiomaticnonverbalexpressionsA”T”gesturesRaisingthepalmofthehandbeginningatthemiddleoftheforeheadupovertheheadaccompaniedbyajetlightsoundNativeSpeakers’StepsAbandontheoldconversationalruleMakeanewconversationalruleBehaviornecessarytoimplementthenewconversationalruleStage1:MakingNewConversationalRulesStage2:ExplainingHumorSyllogismEnthymeme(三段论)(三段论省略式)MajorPremise(s)…MinorPremise(s)MinorPremise(s)Conclusion…•Scientistsareusuallynerdyandugly.(themajorpremise)•Samuelisascientist.(theminorpremise)•Samuelisquitenerdyandugly.(theconclusion)ConvertingEnthymemeintoSyllogismThreestepstogo!Thankyou!