| Acknowledgements | 第3-4页 |
| 摘要 | 第4-6页 |
| Abstract | 第6-7页 |
| Chapter One Introduction | 第11-13页 |
| 1.1 Research Background | 第11页 |
| 1.2 Research Significance | 第11-12页 |
| 1.3 Research Objectives | 第12页 |
| 1.4 Structure of the Thesis | 第12-13页 |
| Chapter Two Literature Review | 第13-21页 |
| 2.1 Previous Studies on Pun | 第13-16页 |
| 2.2 Previous Studies on Romeo and Juliet | 第16-17页 |
| 2.3 Previous Studies on The Peony Pavilion | 第17-18页 |
| 2.4 Summary | 第18-21页 |
| Chapter Three Research Design | 第21-25页 |
| 3.1 Research Questions | 第21页 |
| 3.2 Theoretical Framework | 第21-24页 |
| 3.2.1 The Cooperative Principle | 第21-23页 |
| 3.2.2 The Conversational Implicature | 第23页 |
| 3.2.3 Context in the Cooperative Principle | 第23-24页 |
| 3.3 Research Procedures | 第24页 |
| 3.4 Summary | 第24-25页 |
| Chapter Four Results and Discussions | 第25-59页 |
| 4.1 Data Presentation of the Two Works | 第25-28页 |
| 4.1.1 Data Presentation in Romeo and Juliet | 第25-27页 |
| 4.1.2 Data Presentation in The Peony Pavilion | 第27-28页 |
| 4.2 Analysis of the Features of English and Chinese Puns Based on the Cooperative Principle | 第28-55页 |
| 4.2.1 The Features of English Puns based on the Cooperative Principle | 第28-41页 |
| 4.2.1.1 The Features of English Puns by Violating the Maxim of Manner | 第28-37页 |
| 4.2.1.2 The Features of English Puns by Violating the Maxim of Quality | 第37-41页 |
| 4.2.2 The Features of Chinese Puns Based on the Cooperative Principle | 第41-55页 |
| 4.2.2.1 The Features of Chinese Puns by Violating the Maxim of Manner | 第41-52页 |
| 4.2.2.2 The Features of Chinese Puns by Violating the Maxim of Quality | 第52-55页 |
| 4.3 Discussions of the Similarities and Differences of English and Chinese Puns Based on theCooperative Principle | 第55-56页 |
| 4.3.1 Discussions of the Similarities of English and Chinese Puns Based on the Cooperative Principle | 第55-56页 |
| 4.3.2 Discussions of the Differences of English and Chinese Puns Based on the Cooperative Principle | 第56页 |
| 4.3.3 Discussions of the Reasons for the Similarities and Differences of English and Chinese Puns | 第56页 |
| 4.4 Summary | 第56-59页 |
| Chapter Five Conclusions | 第59-63页 |
| 5.1 Major Findings of the Research | 第59-60页 |
| 5.2 Implications of the Research | 第60-61页 |
| 5.3 Limitations and Prospect of the Research | 第61-62页 |
| 5.4 Summary | 第62-63页 |
| References | 第63-67页 |
