| Abstract | 第6页 |
| 摘要 | 第7-10页 |
| Chapter One Introduction | 第10-14页 |
| 1.1 Background of the Research | 第10-12页 |
| 1.2 Objective and Significance of the Research | 第12页 |
| 1.3 Data Source and Research Methodology | 第12-13页 |
| 1.4 Outline of this Thesis | 第13-14页 |
| Chapter Two Literature Review | 第14-22页 |
| 2.1 Studies of Sham Pragmatic Presupposition at Home and Abroad | 第14-18页 |
| 2.1.1 Studies of SPP at Home | 第14-16页 |
| 2.1.2 Studies of SPP Abroad | 第16-18页 |
| 2.2 Studies of Humor | 第18-22页 |
| 2.2.1 Overseas Studies of Humor | 第18-20页 |
| 2.2.2 Domestic Studies of Humor | 第20-22页 |
| Chapter Three Sham Pragmatic Presupposition (SPP) | 第22-33页 |
| 3.1 Definition of Sham Pragmatic Presupposition | 第22-25页 |
| 3.2 The Approaches to Sham Pragmatic Presupposition | 第25-28页 |
| 3.3 The Features of Sham Pragmatic Presupposition | 第28-30页 |
| 3.4 The Functions of Sham Pragmatic Presupposition | 第30-33页 |
| Chapter Four The Analysis of the Humor Evoked by SPP in TED Talks | 第33-55页 |
| 4.1 The Verbal Humor Evoked by the Approaches to SPP in TED Talks | 第33-40页 |
| 4.1.1 Breaking the Conventional Layout of Information Flow in the Discourse | 第33-35页 |
| 4.1.2 Induction of the Other Party to Misunderstand the Intention | 第35-37页 |
| 4.1.3 Shift of the Sentence Focus | 第37-38页 |
| 4.1.4 Using the Illocutionary Force of Pragmatic Vagueness | 第38-40页 |
| 4.2 The Verbal Humor Evoked by the Features of SPP in the TED Talks | 第40-46页 |
| 4.2.1 Unidirectionality | 第40-42页 |
| 4.2.2 Subjectivity | 第42-44页 |
| 4.2.3 Implicitness | 第44-46页 |
| 4.3 The Verbal Humor Evoked by the Functions of SPP in TED Talks | 第46-55页 |
| 4.3.1 Discourse Control | 第46-48页 |
| 4.3.2 Strengthening Convincingness | 第48-50页 |
| 4.3.3 Conveying Implications | 第50-52页 |
| 4.3.4 Creating Humorous Effects | 第52-55页 |
| Chapter Five Conclusion | 第55-59页 |
| 5.1 Major Findings | 第55-57页 |
| 5.2 Implications and Limitations of the Present Study | 第57页 |
| 5.3 Suggestions for Further Studies | 第57-59页 |
| Bibliography | 第59-62页 |
| Acknowledgements | 第62页 |
