| 摘要 | 第1页 |
| Abstract | 第3-6页 |
| Chapter One Introduction | 第6-9页 |
| ·Objective of the study | 第6-7页 |
| ·Purpose of my study | 第7-8页 |
| ·Organization of the thesis | 第8-9页 |
| Chapter Two Literature Review | 第9-16页 |
| ·Studies on humor | 第9-11页 |
| ·Western humor theories | 第9-10页 |
| ·Chinese humor theories | 第10-11页 |
| ·Previous studies on Chinese cross talk | 第11-15页 |
| ·Rhetorical studies on Chinese cross talk | 第11页 |
| ·Pragmatic studies on Chinese cross talk | 第11-13页 |
| ·Cognitive studies on Chinese cross talk | 第13-15页 |
| ·Summary | 第15-16页 |
| Chapter Three Conceptual Integration Theory | 第16-33页 |
| ·Factors of conceptual integration | 第16-19页 |
| ·Space | 第16-17页 |
| ·Frame | 第17-18页 |
| ·Mappings & projection | 第18-19页 |
| ·Conceptual integration network | 第19-20页 |
| ·Emergent structure and the process of conceptual integration | 第20-21页 |
| ·Emergent structure | 第20-21页 |
| ·The process of conceptual integration | 第21页 |
| ·Types of integration networks | 第21-28页 |
| ·Organizing frame | 第22页 |
| ·Simplex networks | 第22-23页 |
| ·Mirror networks | 第23-25页 |
| ·Single-scope networks | 第25-26页 |
| ·Double-scope networks | 第26-27页 |
| ·Multiple blending | 第27-28页 |
| ·Vital relations and compressions | 第28-33页 |
| ·Vital relations | 第29-30页 |
| ·A taxonomy of vital relations and their compressions | 第30-33页 |
| Chapter Four Conceptual Integration Networks As Applied in Chinese Cross Talk | 第33-61页 |
| ·Methodology | 第33页 |
| ·Case studies | 第33-61页 |
| ·Simplex networks | 第33-37页 |
| ·Mirror networks | 第37-42页 |
| ·Single-scope networks | 第42-48页 |
| ·Double-scope networks | 第48-53页 |
| ·Multiple blend networks | 第53-61页 |
| Chapter Five Conclusion | 第61-63页 |
| Bibliography | 第63-65页 |
| Acknowledgements | 第65-66页 |
| Publication | 第66页 |
