| Acknowledgements | 第1-7页 |
| Abstract | 第7-9页 |
| 摘要 | 第9-13页 |
| Chapter 1 Introduction | 第13-17页 |
| ·Background of the Study | 第13-14页 |
| ·Objectives of the Study | 第14-15页 |
| ·Research Methodology and Data Collection | 第15页 |
| ·Organization of the Thesis | 第15-17页 |
| Chapter 2 Literature Review | 第17-29页 |
| ·A General Introduction to Chinese Crosstalk | 第17-21页 |
| ·Spec.al Features of Crosstalk | 第18-20页 |
| ·Humor in Crosstalk | 第20-21页 |
| ·Introduct.on of Miao Fu and Wang Sheng's Crosstalk | 第21-23页 |
| ·A General Introduction of Man Fu Jing Lu | 第21-22页 |
| ·Characteristics of Miao Fu and Wang Sheng's Crosstalk | 第22-23页 |
| ·Previous Researches on Chinese Crosstalk | 第23-29页 |
| ·Studies on Crosstalk Based on Traditional Approach | 第23-26页 |
| ·Studies on Crosstalk Based on Pragmatics | 第26-27页 |
| ·Studies on Crosstalk Based on Cogn-tive Linguistics | 第27-29页 |
| Chapter 3 Conceptual Blending Theory | 第29-40页 |
| ·The Origin and Development of Conceptual Blending Theory | 第29-31页 |
| ·Conceptual Blending Network | 第31-38页 |
| ·The Network Model | 第31-35页 |
| ·The Process of Conceptual Blending | 第35页 |
| ·Taxonomy of Integration Networks | 第35-37页 |
| ·Simplex Networks | 第36页 |
| ·Mirror Networks | 第36页 |
| ·Single-scope Networks | 第36页 |
| ·Double-scope Networks | 第36-37页 |
| ·Governing Principles | 第37-38页 |
| ·Summary | 第38-40页 |
| Chapter 4 Interpretation of Verbal Humor in Miao Fu and Wang Sheng'sCrosstalk from the Perspective of Blending Theory | 第40-71页 |
| ·The Study of Verbal Humor Based on Simplex Network | 第40-47页 |
| ·The study of Verbal Humor Based on Mirror Network | 第47-53页 |
| ·The Study of Verbal Humor Based on Single-scope Network | 第53-62页 |
| ·The Study of Verbal Humor Based on Double-scope Network | 第62-70页 |
| ·Summary | 第70-71页 |
| Chapter 5 Conclusion | 第71-74页 |
| ·Major Findings of the Study | 第71-72页 |
| ·Limitations of the Study | 第72-73页 |
| ·Suggestions for Further Research | 第73-74页 |
| References | 第74-75页 |
