| 摘要 | 第1-5页 |
| Abstract | 第5-7页 |
| Acknowledgements | 第7-10页 |
| Chapter One Introduction | 第10-13页 |
| ·Rationale of the Study | 第10-11页 |
| ·Objectives of the Study | 第11页 |
| ·Methodology of the Study | 第11-12页 |
| ·Layout of the Thesis | 第12-13页 |
| Chapter Two Literature Review | 第13-29页 |
| ·Introductory Remarks | 第13页 |
| ·The Definitions and Classifications of Humor | 第13-16页 |
| ·Review on Previous Studies of Humor | 第16-28页 |
| ·Traditional Approaches to Humor | 第17-19页 |
| ·Pragmatic Approaches to Humor | 第19-24页 |
| ·Cognitive-linguistic Approaches to Humor | 第24-27页 |
| ·Some Other Researches into Verbal Humor | 第27-28页 |
| ·Summary | 第28-29页 |
| Chapter Three Theoretical Framework | 第29-51页 |
| ·Overview of Idealized Cognitive Model | 第29-38页 |
| ·Cognitive Model and Cognitive Domain | 第29-31页 |
| ·Idealized Cognitive Models | 第31-37页 |
| ·Merits and Demerits of ICM | 第37-38页 |
| ·Proximity/Similarity Principles | 第38-41页 |
| ·Stereotypical Relation (SR) and Proximity/Similarity | 第38-40页 |
| ·SR and ICM | 第40-41页 |
| ·Rhetoric Employment in Humor | 第41-46页 |
| ·A Brief Introduction to Rhetoric in Humor | 第41-44页 |
| ·Rhetoric and ICM | 第44页 |
| ·Complementarities between Proximity/Similarity and Rhetoric | 第44-46页 |
| ·The Unified ICM Framework | 第46-49页 |
| ·Case Study | 第49-50页 |
| ·Summary | 第50-51页 |
| Chapter Four The Application of the Unified Framework | 第51-69页 |
| ·Introduction | 第51页 |
| ·Description of Data-Collection | 第51-53页 |
| ·Data Analysis under the Unified Framework | 第53-67页 |
| ·Humor Generated by Propositional Principle | 第54-56页 |
| ·Humor Generated by Image-schematic Principle | 第56-59页 |
| ·Humor Generated by Metaphoric and Metonymic Mappings | 第59-61页 |
| ·Humor Generated by Proximity/Similarity Principles | 第61-67页 |
| ·Summary | 第67-69页 |
| Chapter Five Conclusion | 第69-71页 |
| ·Main Findings and Contributions | 第69-70页 |
| ·Limitations and Suggestions for Further Studies | 第70-71页 |
| References | 第71-75页 |
| Appendix: Sitcom Analysis under the Unified ICM Framework | 第75-86页 |
