ABSTRACT:In Austin’s opinion, there are three senses in which saying something may be understood as doing something: locutionary, illocutionary and perlocutionary. Locutionary is the literal meaning; illocutionary is the purpose, the way we intend to be understood, or certain forces as Austin prefers to say; perlocutionary is the consequential effects of a locution upon the hearer. In the past, many people have analyzed movies, advertisements and dramas with the Speech Act Theory.

    Hannah Montana as a new American sitcom, caused a hot discussion after it was screened. This thesis uses Austin’s Speech Act Theory as framework to analyze how the humor was produced in Hannah Montana from Speech Act Theory’s three aspects. This paper is of great benefit for people to understand and appreciate humor in Hannah Montana. 

Key Words: Humor  Speech Act Theory  Hannah Montana

摘要:就奥斯汀而言，说话可以在三种意义上被看成是做事：言内行为，言外行为和言后行为。言内行为是句子的表面意义；言外行为是说话的目的，人们希望怎样被理解，奥斯汀称之为语力；言后行为是话语对听话人产生的效果。历史上，用言语行为理论来分析电影、广告、戏剧的作品层出不穷，但是从言语行为理论角度来分析《汉娜蒙特娜》剧中幽默话语的研究还没有人做。

    《汉娜蒙特娜》作为美国一部新的情景喜剧，在上映之后就引起了讨论的热潮。本文以奥斯汀的言语行为理论为基础，从其三个方面来分析该剧中幽默话语的产生，促使人们更好地理解和欣赏该剧。

关键字：幽默  言语行为理论  《汉娜蒙特娜》