| Acknowledgements | 第4-8页 |
| Abstract | 第8-9页 |
| 摘要 | 第10-11页 |
| Chapter One Introduction | 第11-15页 |
| 1.1 Background of the Study | 第11-13页 |
| 1.2 Significance of the Research | 第13页 |
| 1.3 Methodology and Data Collection | 第13-14页 |
| 1.4 Layout of the Thesis | 第14-15页 |
| Chapter Two Literature Review | 第15-39页 |
| 2.1 Previous Studies on English Humor | 第15-21页 |
| 2.1.1 Three Traditional Theories of English Humor | 第15-19页 |
| 2.1.1.1 Superiority Theory | 第15-16页 |
| 2.1.1.2 Release Theory | 第16-17页 |
| 2.1.1.3 Incongruity Theory | 第17-19页 |
| 2.1.2 Modern Linguistic Research of English Humor | 第19-21页 |
| 2.1.2.1 Script-based Semantic Theory of Humor | 第19-20页 |
| 2.1.2.2 General Theory of Verbal Humor | 第20-21页 |
| 2.1.2.3 Audience-based Theory of Verbal Humor | 第21页 |
| 2.2 Previous Studies on the Interpretation of English Humor | 第21-32页 |
| 2.2.1 Humor Interpretation from the Perspective of CP | 第22-27页 |
| 2.2.1.1 The Cooperative Principle | 第22页 |
| 2.2.1.2 The Violation of CP and Humor | 第22-27页 |
| 2.2.2 Humor Interpretation from the Perspective of PP | 第27-29页 |
| 2.2.2.1 The Politeness Principle | 第27页 |
| 2.2.2.2 The Violation of PP and Humor | 第27-29页 |
| 2.2.3 Humors in the Framework of Relevance Theory | 第29-32页 |
| 2.2.3.1 The Relevance Theory | 第29-30页 |
| 2.2.3.2 Humor guided by RT | 第30-32页 |
| 2.3 Humor | 第32-37页 |
| 2.3.1 Definition of Humor | 第33-34页 |
| 2.3.2 Classification of Humor | 第34-35页 |
| 2.3.3 English Verbal Humor | 第35-36页 |
| 2.3.4 Properties and Interpretation of Humor | 第36-37页 |
| 2.4 Summary | 第37-39页 |
| Chapter Three Theoretical Preliminaries | 第39-46页 |
| 3.1 Pragmatic Enrichment | 第39-45页 |
| 3.1.1 Lexical Pragmatics and Pragmatic Enrichment | 第39-40页 |
| 3.1.2 Pragmatic Narrowing | 第40-41页 |
| 3.1.3 Pragmatic Broadening | 第41-43页 |
| 3.1.4 A Relevance-theoretic Analysis of Pragmatic Enrichment | 第43-45页 |
| 3.2 Summary | 第45-46页 |
| Chapter Four Pragmatic Enrichment in English Verbal Humor Interpretation | 第46-62页 |
| 4.1 English Verbal Humor Interpretation:Pragmatic Narrowing | 第46-54页 |
| 4.1.1 Pragmatic Narrowing and Ad Hoc Meaning | 第46-52页 |
| 4.1.1.1 Context of Situation and Ad Hoc Meaning | 第46-48页 |
| 4.1.1.2 Context of Cultare and Ad Hoc Meaning | 第48-50页 |
| 4.1.1.3 Cognitive Environment and Ad Hoc Meaning | 第50-52页 |
| 4.1.2 Pragmatic Narrowing and English Verbal Humor Interpretation | 第52-54页 |
| 4.1.2.1 Contextual Factors and Humorous Effects | 第52-53页 |
| 4.1.2.2 Pragmatic Narrowing and English Verbal Humor Interpretation | 第53-54页 |
| 4.2 English Verbal Humor Interpretation: Pragmatic Broadening | 第54-60页 |
| 4.2.1 Pragmatic Broadening and Ad Hoc Meaning | 第54-59页 |
| 4.2.1.1 Context of Situation and Ad Hoc Meaning | 第54-56页 |
| 4.2.1.2 Context of Culture and Ad Hoc Mearning | 第56-57页 |
| 4.2.1.3 Cognitive Environment and Ad Hoc Meaning | 第57-59页 |
| 4.2.2 Pragmatic Broadening and English Verbal Humor Interpretation | 第59-60页 |
| 4.2.2.1 Contextual Factors and Humorous Effects | 第59-60页 |
| 4.2.2.2 Pragmatic Broadening and English Verbal Humor Interpretation | 第60页 |
| 4.3 Summary | 第60-62页 |
| Chapter Five Conclusion | 第62-65页 |
| 5.1 Major Findings of the Study | 第62-63页 |
| 5.2 Implications of the Study | 第63页 |
| 5.3 Limitations and Prospects for Future Research | 第63-65页 |
| References | 第65-68页 |
