| Chapter 1 Introduction | 第1-10页 |
| ·Background of this Research | 第7页 |
| ·Significance and Purpose of this Research | 第7-8页 |
| ·Organization of this Thesis | 第8-10页 |
| Chapter 2 Literature Review | 第10-23页 |
| ·Non-linguistic theories on humor comprehension | 第10-17页 |
| ·Superiority theory by Thomas Hobbes | 第10-12页 |
| ·Incongruity theory by Arthur Schopenhauer | 第12-15页 |
| ·Relief theory by Sigmund Freud | 第15-16页 |
| ·Summary | 第16-17页 |
| ·Linguistic theories concerning humor comprehension | 第17-22页 |
| ·Semantic contributions to humor | 第18页 |
| ·Pragmatic contributions to humor | 第18页 |
| ·SSTH and GTVH | 第18-21页 |
| ·Summary | 第21-22页 |
| ·Summary | 第22-23页 |
| Chapter 3 Semantic and Pragmatic Features of Humor | 第23-49页 |
| ·Definition and classification of humor | 第23-24页 |
| ·Semantic features of humor | 第24-27页 |
| ·Associative meaning by Leech applied to humor comprehension | 第24-25页 |
| ·Discourse cohesion by Halliday and Hasan | 第25-27页 |
| ·Pragmatic features of humor | 第27-44页 |
| ·Speech Act Theory by J. Austin and J. Searle | 第27-31页 |
| ·The Cooperative Principle and its Maxims by P. Grice | 第31-42页 |
| ·Relevance Theory by Sperber, D. and D. Wilson | 第42-44页 |
| ·Other factors concerning humor comprehension beyond semantics or pragrnatics | 第44-49页 |
| ·Culture | 第44-46页 |
| ·Figures of speech | 第46-48页 |
| ·Logic | 第48-49页 |
| Chapter 4 Humorous Presentations in English Reading | 第49-55页 |
| ·Introduction to cognitive reading | 第50-52页 |
| ·Features of English reading tests | 第52-53页 |
| ·Humorous presentation in reading practice | 第53-55页 |
| Chapter 5 Methodology | 第55-68页 |
| ·Research questionnaires | 第56-58页 |
| ·General questionnaire study | 第56-57页 |
| ·Specific questionnaire study | 第57-58页 |
| ·Sample collection | 第58-60页 |
| ·Data analyses | 第60-65页 |
| ·Data analyses of the general questionnaire study | 第60-62页 |
| ·Data analyses of the specific questionnaire study | 第62-65页 |
| ·A case study | 第65-67页 |
| ·Summary | 第67-68页 |
| Chapter 6 Conclusion | 第68-71页 |
| ·Findings of the research | 第68页 |
| ·Implications and applications of the research | 第68-69页 |
| ·Limitations of the research | 第69页 |
| ·Suggestions for further research | 第69-71页 |
| Acknowledgements | 第71-72页 |
| Bibliography | 第72-75页 |
| Articles published during the study of MA Degree | 第75页 |
