| 摘要 | 第1-4页 |
| ABSTRACT | 第4-8页 |
| Chapter One Introduction | 第8-11页 |
| ·Contents and Rationale | 第8-9页 |
| ·Motivations and Objects | 第9-10页 |
| ·Organization | 第10-11页 |
| Chapter Two A Review of Humor Research | 第11-18页 |
| ·Definition of Humor | 第11-12页 |
| ·Survey of Previous Theories | 第12-18页 |
| ·Superiority Theory | 第13-14页 |
| ·Relief Theory | 第14页 |
| ·Incongruity Theory | 第14-15页 |
| ·Linguistic Study of Humor | 第15-18页 |
| Chapter Three Relevance Theory and Humor | 第18-36页 |
| ·Relevance Theory and Language Communication | 第18-20页 |
| ·Relevance Theory and Humor Understanding | 第20-25页 |
| ·Pragmatic Features of Humor | 第20-22页 |
| ·The Relevance Theoretic Account of Humor's Features | 第22-25页 |
| ·Combination of CP and RT in Humor Understanding | 第25-36页 |
| ·Violation of Maxim of Quantity | 第26-28页 |
| ·Violation of Maxim of Quality | 第28-30页 |
| ·Violation of Maxim of Relation | 第30-32页 |
| ·Violation of Maxim of Manner | 第32-36页 |
| Chapter Four Politeness Principle and Humor | 第36-51页 |
| ·Politeness Principle and the Function of Humor | 第36-39页 |
| ·About Face Theory | 第36-38页 |
| ·Polite Humor and Impolite Humor | 第38-39页 |
| ·The Interaction of CP, PP and RT in Humor | 第39-44页 |
| ·The Relevance Theoretic Approach to PP in Humor | 第40-43页 |
| ·Misinterpretation of Politeness and Humor | 第43-44页 |
| ·Saving of Speaker's Face by Humor | 第44-48页 |
| ·When Speaker Commits a Mistake | 第45-46页 |
| ·When Speaker Denigrates Himself | 第46-48页 |
| ·Saving of Hearer's Face by Humor | 第48-51页 |
| ·Humor as a Way to Criticize | 第48-49页 |
| ·Humor as a Way Out for Hearer | 第49-51页 |
| Chapter Five Conclusion | 第51-54页 |
| ·Findings | 第51-52页 |
| ·Limits and Suggestions | 第52-54页 |
| Bibliography | 第54-58页 |
| 成果简介 | 第58-60页 |
| Acknowledgements | 第60页 |
