| Abstract | 第1-5页 |
| 摘要 | 第5-8页 |
| Introduction | 第8-10页 |
| Chapter I An Overview of Studies on Humor | 第10-19页 |
| ·Definition and Classification of Humor | 第10-12页 |
| ·Studying Jokes | 第12页 |
| ·Western Classical Theories of Humor | 第12-14页 |
| ·Superiority Theory | 第13页 |
| ·Release Theory | 第13-14页 |
| ·Incongruity Theory | 第14页 |
| ·Sociological Theories of Humor | 第14-16页 |
| ·Studies of Humor by Some Chinese Scholars | 第16-17页 |
| ·Language, Culture and Humor | 第17-19页 |
| Chapter II Major Linguistic Theories of Verbal Humor | 第19-31页 |
| ·Semantic-Script Theory of Humor (SSTH) | 第19-21页 |
| ·General Theory of Verbal Humor (GTVH) | 第21页 |
| ·Linguistic Ambiguity of Verbal Humor | 第21-25页 |
| ·Phonological Ambiguity | 第22-23页 |
| ·Lexical Ambiguity | 第23-24页 |
| ·Syntactic Ambiguity | 第24-25页 |
| ·Pragmatic Studies of Verbal Humor | 第25-31页 |
| ·Verbal Humor as Violation of CP maxims | 第25-26页 |
| ·Verbal Humor as Non-bona-fide Mode of Communication | 第26-27页 |
| ·Verbal Humor as Face-saving Act | 第27-28页 |
| ·Verbal Humor as Relevant Incongruity | 第28-31页 |
| Chapter III Studying Jokes in Context | 第31-44页 |
| ·A Brief Review of Theories of Context | 第31-34页 |
| ·Jokes as Indirect Speech Acts in Situational Context | 第34-36页 |
| ·Focus on Social and Cultural Context | 第36-38页 |
| ·Joke Telling Events in Sociocultural Context | 第38-44页 |
| ·Hymes' SPEAKING Model | 第38-40页 |
| ·Analyze Joke Telling Event by Applying the SPEAKING Model | 第40-44页 |
| Chapter IV Interpretation of Jokes in Intercultural Communication | 第44-65页 |
| ·Some Cultural Dimensions in Intercultural Communication | 第44-47页 |
| ·Authoritarian versus Individualistic Social Relationships | 第44-45页 |
| ·Large versus Small Power Distance | 第45-46页 |
| ·High-Context versus Low-Context Cultures | 第46-47页 |
| ·Jokes and Intercultural Communication | 第47-49页 |
| ·Cultural Differences in Attitude toward Jokes | 第49-50页 |
| ·Joking Relationship in Chinese and English humor | 第50-53页 |
| ·Cultural Connotations in English and Chinese jokes | 第53-60页 |
| ·Jokes about Power | 第53-54页 |
| ·Jokes about Wealth and Money | 第54-56页 |
| ·Jokes about Family Relationships | 第56-58页 |
| ·Jokes about Races | 第58-60页 |
| ·Implications | 第60-65页 |
| ·Implication for the Translation of Jokes | 第60-63页 |
| ·Implication for the Use of Jokes in the Teaching of English | 第63-65页 |
| Conclusion | 第65-67页 |
| Bibliography | 第67-70页 |
