| 摘要 | 第1-5页 |
| Abstract | 第5-9页 |
| CHAPTER ONE INTRODUCTION | 第9-13页 |
| ·OBJECTIVES AND SIGNIFICANCE OF THE THESIS | 第9-10页 |
| ·DATA COLLECTION AND RESEARCH METHODOLOGY | 第10-11页 |
| ·ORGANIZATION OF THE STUDY | 第11-13页 |
| CHAPTER TWO AN OVERVIEW OF HUMOR | 第13-25页 |
| ·DEFINITION OF HUMOR | 第13-14页 |
| ·HUMOR THEORIES | 第14-25页 |
| ·Classical Theories of Humor | 第14-18页 |
| ·Modern Humor Theories | 第18-25页 |
| CHAPTER THREE THEORETICAL FRAMEWORK | 第25-41页 |
| ·SEMANTIC SCRIPT THEORY OF HUMOR(SSTH) | 第25-27页 |
| ·THEORIES ON PRESUPPOSITION | 第27-39页 |
| ·Definitions and Two Approaches to Presupposition | 第27-32页 |
| ·Classifications of Presupposition | 第32-34页 |
| ·Characteristics of Pragmatic Presupposition | 第34-36页 |
| ·Presupposition Triggers | 第36-38页 |
| ·Functions of Presupposition | 第38-39页 |
| ·SUMMARY | 第39-41页 |
| CHAPTER FOUR AN ANALYSIS UPON HUMOR UNDER PRAGMATICPRESUPPOSITION | 第41-88页 |
| ·PRESUPPOSITION TYPE AND VERBAL HUMOR | 第41-50页 |
| ·Verbal Humor Triggered by Existential Presupposition | 第41-44页 |
| ·Verbal Humor Triggered by Fact Presupposition | 第44-46页 |
| ·Verbal Humor Triggered by Action/Behavior Presupposition | 第46-48页 |
| ·Verbal Humor Triggered by State Presupposition | 第48-49页 |
| ·Summary | 第49-50页 |
| ·PRESUPPOSITION PROPERTY AND VERBAL HUMOR | 第50-57页 |
| ·Cancellability of Presupposition | 第50-52页 |
| ·Appropriateness of Presupposition | 第52-54页 |
| ·Mutual Knowledge of Presupposition | 第54-57页 |
| ·PRESUPPOSITION MANIPULATIONS AND VERBAL HUMOR | 第57-75页 |
| ·Verbal Humor Propelled by Preserved Presupposition | 第57-61页 |
| ·Verbal Humor Propelled By Cancelled Presupposition | 第61-65页 |
| ·Verbal Humor Propelled By False Presupposition | 第65-69页 |
| ·Verbal Humor Propelled By Contradicted Presupposition | 第69-73页 |
| ·Verbal Humor Propelled by Clarified Presupposition | 第73-75页 |
| ·AN ANALYSIS UPON FACTORS OF PRESUPPOSITION MANIPULATIONS TO AROUSE HUMOR | 第75-88页 |
| ·Linguistic Factors | 第77-81页 |
| ·Non-linguistic Factors | 第81-87页 |
| ·Summary | 第87-88页 |
| CHAPTER FIVE CONCLUSION | 第88-90页 |
| BIBLIOGRAPHY | 第90-93页 |
| ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS | 第93-94页 |
| 在读期间科研成果目录 | 第94页 |
