| ABSTRACT | 第5页 |
| 摘要 | 第6-11页 |
| CHAPTER ONE INTRODUCTION | 第11-14页 |
| 1.1 Background Information | 第11-12页 |
| 1.2 Research Purpose and Significance | 第12-13页 |
| 1.3 Structure of the Paper | 第13-14页 |
| CHAPTER TWO LITERATURE REVIEW | 第14-31页 |
| 2.1 Humor | 第14-20页 |
| 2.1.1 A brief introduction to humor | 第14-16页 |
| 2.1.2 Studies on verbal humor abroad | 第16-18页 |
| 2.1.3 Studies on verbal humor at home | 第18-20页 |
| 2.2 Cooperative Principle | 第20-25页 |
| 2.2.1 A brief introduction to Cooperative Principle | 第20-22页 |
| 2.2.2 Cooperative Principle studies on verbal humor abroad | 第22-23页 |
| 2.2.3 Cooperative Principle studies on verbal humor at home | 第23-25页 |
| 2.3 Talk Shows | 第25-29页 |
| 2.3.1 A brief introduction to talk shows | 第25-26页 |
| 2.3.2 A brief introduction to Ellen Show and Jinxing Show | 第26-27页 |
| 2.3.3 Previous studies on talk shows at home and abroad | 第27-29页 |
| 2.4 Summary | 第29-31页 |
| CHAPTER THREE METHODOLOGY | 第31-39页 |
| 3.1 Research Questions | 第31-32页 |
| 3.2 Data Collection | 第32-33页 |
| 3.3 Measurement of Verbal Humor | 第33-37页 |
| 3.3.1 Measurement of violating quantity maxim | 第33-34页 |
| 3.3.2 Measurement of violating quality maxim | 第34-35页 |
| 3.3.3 Measurement of violating relation maxim | 第35-36页 |
| 3.3.4 Measurement of violating manner maxim | 第36-37页 |
| 3.4 Data Analysis | 第37-39页 |
| CHAPTER FOUR RESULTS AND DISCUSSION | 第39-53页 |
| 4.1 Distribution of Violating Cooperative Principle in Humor Generation | 第39-44页 |
| 4.1.1 General findings of verbal humor by violating Cooperative Principle | 第39-41页 |
| 4.1.2 Specific findings of verbal humor by violating Cooperative Principle | 第41-44页 |
| 4.2 The Similarities and Differences in Violating Cooperative Principle | 第44-52页 |
| 4.2.1 Similarities in violating Cooperative Principle to create humor | 第44-47页 |
| 4.2.2 Differences in violating Cooperative Principle to create humor | 第47-52页 |
| 4.3 Summary | 第52-53页 |
| CHAPTER FIVE CONCLUSION | 第53-56页 |
| 5.1 Major Findings | 第53-54页 |
| 5.2 Implications | 第54-55页 |
| 5.3 Limitations and Suggestions | 第55-56页 |
| REFERENCES | 第56-60页 |
| 攻读学位期间取得的研究成果 | 第60-61页 |
| ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS | 第61页 |
