| Abstract | 第1-9页 |
| 摘要 | 第9-10页 |
| List of Abbreviations | 第10-11页 |
| Chapter One Introduction | 第11-14页 |
| ·Research Background | 第11页 |
| ·Research Questions | 第11-12页 |
| ·Significance of the Thesis | 第12页 |
| ·Organization of the Thesis | 第12-14页 |
| Chapter Two Literature Review | 第14-24页 |
| ·General Review on Studies of Humor | 第14-20页 |
| ·Three Basic Conventional Theories on Humor | 第14-17页 |
| ·Modern Linguistic Studies on Humor | 第17-18页 |
| ·Studies on Verbal Humor at Home | 第18-20页 |
| ·Definition of Humor | 第20-21页 |
| ·Classification of Humor | 第21-22页 |
| ·Functions of Humor | 第22-24页 |
| Chapter Three A Pragmatic Analysis of Verbal Humor in American Sitcom Friends | 第24-50页 |
| ·The Sitcom Friends | 第24-26页 |
| ·Cooperative Principle and Humor | 第26-34页 |
| ·CP and Its Maxims | 第26-28页 |
| ·Humorous Effect Achieved by Violation of the Maxims | 第28-34页 |
| ·Politeness Principle and Humor | 第34-43页 |
| ·PP and Its Maxims | 第34-36页 |
| ·Humorous Effect Achieved by Violation of the Maxims | 第36-43页 |
| ·Relevance Theory and Humor | 第43-48页 |
| ·Relevance Theory (RT) | 第43-44页 |
| ·Humorous Effect Achieved by Violation of RT | 第44-46页 |
| ·Humorous Effect Achieved by the Gap between Ostention and Inference | 第44-45页 |
| ·Humorous Effect Achieved by the Gap between the Maximal Relevance and the Optimal Relevance | 第45-46页 |
| ·Humorous Effect Achieved by the Different Cognitive Context between the Speaker and the Listener | 第46-48页 |
| ·Limitations of the Analysis | 第48-50页 |
| Chapter Four Conclusion | 第50-53页 |
| ·Major Findings | 第50页 |
| ·Limitations of the Thesis | 第50-51页 |
| ·Suggestions for Further Researches | 第51-53页 |
| Bibliography | 第53-56页 |
| Acknowledgements | 第56-57页 |
| 学位论文评阅及答辩情况表 | 第57页 |
