| 摘要 | 第1-5页 |
| Abstract | 第5-9页 |
| Introduction | 第9-13页 |
| Research Background | 第9-10页 |
| Purpose and Significance of the Thesis | 第10-11页 |
| The Organization of the Thesis | 第11-13页 |
| Chapter 1 Literature Review | 第13-28页 |
| ·Previous Researches on Humor | 第13-26页 |
| ·Traditional Theories of Humor | 第13-15页 |
| ·Semantic Interpretation of Humor | 第15-17页 |
| ·Rhetoric Interpretation of Humor | 第17-19页 |
| ·Pagmatic Interpretation of Humor | 第19-26页 |
| ·Preceding Researches on Relevance Theory in Public Speaking | 第26-28页 |
| Chapter 2 Theoretic Framework: Overview of Relevance Theory | 第28-39页 |
| ·Communicative Aspect of Relevance Theory | 第28-37页 |
| ·Introduction of RT | 第28-30页 |
| ·Ostensive-Inferential Communication | 第30-31页 |
| ·Relevance and Its Principles | 第31-36页 |
| ·The Definition of Relevance | 第31-34页 |
| ·The Principles of Relevance | 第34-36页 |
| ·Context | 第36-37页 |
| ·Humorous Utterance and Relevance Theory in Public Speaking | 第37-39页 |
| Chapter 3 Analysis on Humorous Utterance in Public Speaking from the Perspective of Relevance Theory | 第39-55页 |
| ·Data Collection and Research Methodology | 第39-40页 |
| ·Humorous Utterance Production | 第40-43页 |
| ·Extraction of the Logic Form | 第41页 |
| ·Ambiguity Resolution | 第41-43页 |
| ·Rhetorical Techniques of Humorous Utterance Under the Framework of Relevance Theory | 第43-48页 |
| ·Humorous Utterance in Public Speaking and the Evaluation of Relevance | 第48-53页 |
| ·An Ostensive-Inferential Process | 第48-50页 |
| ·The Principles of Relevance | 第50-52页 |
| ·Dynamic Context Perspective | 第52-53页 |
| ·Summary | 第53-55页 |
| Conclusion | 第55-57页 |
| 1. Linguistic and Pragmatic Findings | 第55-56页 |
| 2. Limitations and Suggestions for Future Study | 第56-57页 |
| Bibliography | 第57-61页 |
| Acknowledgements | 第61页 |
