| Abstract | 第1-7页 |
| 摘要 | 第7-10页 |
| Chapter One Introduction | 第10-12页 |
| Chapter Two Overview Study of Humor | 第12-21页 |
| ·Definition of Humor | 第12-14页 |
| ·Humor and Related Concepts | 第14-15页 |
| ·Taxonomy of Humor | 第15-16页 |
| ·Three Classical Theories of Humor | 第16-18页 |
| ·Superiority Theory | 第16-17页 |
| ·Relief Theory | 第17页 |
| ·Incongruity Theory | 第17-18页 |
| ·Major Modern Linguistic Studies of humor | 第18-19页 |
| ·Research Methodology on humor | 第19-21页 |
| Chapter Three Mental Space and Conceptual Blending | 第21-32页 |
| ·Brief Review of Mental Space Theory | 第21-24页 |
| ·Mental Space | 第21-22页 |
| ·Mappings | 第22-23页 |
| ·Access Principle | 第23-24页 |
| ·Conceptual Blending Theory | 第24-32页 |
| ·Network Model of CB | 第24-26页 |
| ·Basic Process of Blending | 第26-28页 |
| ·Optimality Principles | 第28-29页 |
| ·Basic Types of CB Networks | 第29-32页 |
| Chapter Four Cognitive Application of CBT to English Verbal Humor | 第32-57页 |
| ·Simplex Networks & Verbal Humor | 第32-36页 |
| ·Mirror Networks & Verbal Humor | 第36-41页 |
| ·Single-scope Networks & Verbal Humor | 第41-47页 |
| ·Double-scope Networks & Verbal Humor | 第47-54页 |
| ·Defects of CBT in interpreting English Verbal Humor | 第54-57页 |
| Chapter Five Relevance Theory and English Verbal Humor | 第57-70页 |
| ·Theoretical Framework | 第57-61页 |
| ·The Assumptions concerning Relevance Theory | 第57页 |
| ·Definition of Relevance | 第57-58页 |
| ·Principle of Relevance | 第58-60页 |
| ·The Criterion of Consistency with the Principle of Relevance | 第60-61页 |
| ·Relevance-theoretic account of Verbal Humor | 第61-62页 |
| ·Relevance-theoretic Comprehension of Verbal Humor | 第62-67页 |
| ·Dynamic View of Context | 第62-63页 |
| ·Interpretation of Humor within the Cognitive Environment | 第63-64页 |
| ·The Relevance-theoretic comprehension procedure of humor | 第64-67页 |
| ·Defects of RT in interpreting English Verbal Humor | 第67-70页 |
| Chapter Six The Integrative Study of CBT & RT | 第70-78页 |
| ·Motivations | 第70-71页 |
| ·Integrative Study of CBT & RT | 第71-78页 |
| ·Supplementary Study of CBT to RT | 第71-73页 |
| ·Supplementary Study of RT to CBT | 第73-78页 |
| Chapter Seven Conclusion | 第78-80页 |
| Bibliography | 第80-84页 |
| Acknowledgements | 第84页 |
