| Abstract | 第5-7页 |
| 摘要 | 第8-14页 |
| Introduction | 第14-18页 |
| 0.1 Research Background | 第14-15页 |
| 0.2 Research Objects | 第15-16页 |
| 0.3 Research Methodology | 第16页 |
| 0.4 Thesis Organization | 第16-18页 |
| Chapter one Literature Review | 第18-28页 |
| 1.1 Previous Studies on Verbal Humor | 第18-23页 |
| 1.1.1 Definition of Verbal Humor | 第18-21页 |
| 1.1.2 Previous Studies on Verbal Humor from a PragmaticPerspective | 第21-22页 |
| 1.1.3 Previous Studies on Verbal Humor from a CognitivePerspective | 第22-23页 |
| 1.2 Previous Studies on Verbal Humor in Two Broke Girls | 第23-27页 |
| 1.2.1 Previous Studies on Verbal Humor in Two Broke Girls froma Perspective of Cooperative Principle | 第24-26页 |
| 1.2.2 Previous Studies on Verbal Humor in Two Broke Girls froma perspective of Politeness Principle | 第26-27页 |
| 1.3 Comments on Previous Studies on Verbal Humor in Two BrokeGirls | 第27-28页 |
| Chapter Two Theoretical Base | 第28-40页 |
| 2.1 Features of Pragmatic Presupposition | 第28-33页 |
| 2.1.1 Appropriateness | 第28-29页 |
| 2.1.2 Mutual Knowledge | 第29-31页 |
| 2.1.3 Defeasibility | 第31-32页 |
| 2.1.4 Additivity | 第32-33页 |
| 2.2 Pragmatic Presupposition Triggers | 第33-35页 |
| 2.3 Mechanism of Pragmatic Presupposition | 第35-40页 |
| 2.3.1 Preserved Presupposition | 第36页 |
| 2.3.2 Cancelled Presupposition | 第36-37页 |
| 2.3.3 False Presupposition | 第37-38页 |
| 2.3.4 Contradicted presupposition | 第38-40页 |
| Chapter Three Classification of Presupposition Triggers and Features of Pragmatic Presupposition in VerbalHumor in Two Broke Girls | 第40-58页 |
| 3.1 Classification of Presupposition Triggers in Verbal Humor in TwoBroke Girls | 第40-53页 |
| 3.1.1 Lexical Presupposition Triggers in Verbal Humor in TwoBroke Girls | 第40-48页 |
| 3.1.2 Syntactic Presupposition Triggers in Verbal Humor in TwoBroke Girls | 第48-53页 |
| 3.2 Features of the Pragmatic Presupposition in Verbal Humor in TwoBroke Girls | 第53-58页 |
| 3.2.1 Distribution of the Presupposition Triggers in the VerbalHumor | 第53-55页 |
| 3.2.2 Features of the Verbal Humor in Two Broke Girls | 第55-58页 |
| Chapter Four Generation Mechanism and Effects of the VerbalHumor in Two Broke Girls | 第58-100页 |
| 4.1 Generation Mechanism of the Verbal Humor | 第58-85页 |
| 4.1.1 Invoking Humor by Preserved Presupposition | 第59-65页 |
| 4.1.2 Invoking Humor by Cancelled Presupposition | 第65-72页 |
| 4.1.3 Invoking Humor by False Presupposition | 第72-78页 |
| 4.1.4 Invoking Humor by Contradicted Presupposition | 第78-85页 |
| 4.2 Effects of Verbal Humor | 第85-100页 |
| 4.2.1 Defining the Personalities of the Characters | 第85-91页 |
| 4.2.2 Revealing the Theme of the Sitcom | 第91-93页 |
| 4.2.3 Revealing American Social Ideology | 第93-100页 |
| Conclusion | 第100-106页 |
| 1. Work Done in This Thesis | 第100页 |
| 2. Major Findings | 第100-102页 |
| 3. Research Significance | 第102-104页 |
| 4. Limitations and Suggestions for Further Research | 第104-106页 |
| Bibliography | 第106-110页 |
| Acknowledgements | 第110页 |
