| 摘要 | 第1-6页 |
| Abstract | 第6-8页 |
| Contents | 第8-10页 |
| Abbreviations | 第10-11页 |
| List of Tables | 第11-12页 |
| List of Figures | 第12-13页 |
| Chapter 1 Introduction | 第13-17页 |
| Chapter 2 Literature Review | 第17-32页 |
| ·The linguistic studies of humor abroad | 第17-30页 |
| ·Incongruity theory | 第18-19页 |
| ·Semantic theories related to humor | 第19-22页 |
| ·Pragmatic theories related to humor | 第22-27页 |
| ·Cognitive linguistic theories related to humor | 第27-30页 |
| ·Linguistic studies of humor at home | 第30-32页 |
| Chapter 3 Methodology and Data Collection | 第32-36页 |
| ·Research questions | 第32-33页 |
| ·Methodology | 第33-34页 |
| ·Research procedures | 第34-36页 |
| Chapter 4 Data Analysis and Discussion | 第36-74页 |
| ·Presentation of the Findings of the investigation | 第36-42页 |
| ·Finding one | 第36-39页 |
| ·Finding two | 第39-42页 |
| ·Analysis of the cognitive mechanism of verbal humors | 第42-48页 |
| ·Analysis of humor generation mechanism and their pedagogical functions | 第48-74页 |
| ·Analysis of verbal humor and how to interpret ambiguity | 第49-56页 |
| ·Analysis of the generation mechanism of verbal humor and how to improve pragmatics competence | 第56-65页 |
| ·Analysis of verbal humor and how to cultivate communication strategies | 第65-70页 |
| ·Analysis of verbal humor and how to enrich knowledge of cross-cultural communication | 第70-74页 |
| Chapter 5 Conclusion | 第74-77页 |
| ·Findings | 第75页 |
| ·Implications | 第75-76页 |
| ·Limitations and suggestions | 第76-77页 |
| References | 第77-81页 |
| Appendix | 第81-96页 |
| Acknowledgements | 第96-97页 |
| 作者简介 | 第97页 |
