| ABSTRACT | 第1-4页 |
| 摘要 | 第4-7页 |
| Chapter Ⅰ Introduction | 第7-10页 |
| ·Reason and Significance of This Thesis | 第7页 |
| ·Previous Studies on Context and Humor | 第7-8页 |
| ·Preview of This Paper | 第8-10页 |
| Chapter Ⅱ A Survey of Humor | 第10-27页 |
| ·The Definition of Humor | 第10-12页 |
| ·Comparisons between the Synonyms of Humor | 第12-14页 |
| ·Classifications of Humor | 第14-15页 |
| ·Theories on Humor | 第15-20页 |
| ·Theoretical Bases of This Thesis | 第20-27页 |
| Chapter Ⅲ The Overview of the Role of Different Aspects of Cultural Context on Verbal Humor Understanding | 第27-58页 |
| ·Cultural Context | 第27-32页 |
| ·Definition of Cultural Context | 第27-28页 |
| ·Theories on Context and Cultural Context | 第28-32页 |
| ·Cultural Context and Verbal Humor Understanding | 第32-57页 |
| ·Elements of Cultural Context and Verbal Humor Understanding | 第33-57页 |
| ·Summary of This Chapter | 第57-58页 |
| Chapter Ⅳ The Role of Cultural Context on Verbal Humor Understanding | 第58-79页 |
| ·Restrictive Function to Verbal Humor Understanding | 第59-66页 |
| ·Situation Restriction | 第59-61页 |
| ·Content Restriction | 第61-64页 |
| ·Cultural Restriction | 第64-66页 |
| ·Interpretative Function to Verbal Humor Understanding | 第66-74页 |
| ·Eliminating Ambiguity | 第67-70页 |
| ·Removing Vagueness | 第70-72页 |
| ·Deducing the Implied Meaning | 第72-74页 |
| ·The Relevance and Presupposition Theories and the Verbal Humor Understanding | 第74-77页 |
| ·Summary | 第77-79页 |
| Chapter Ⅴ Conclusion | 第79-81页 |
| BIBLIOGRAPHY | 第81-85页 |
| Acknowledgements | 第85-86页 |
