| Acknowledgements | 第1-5页 |
| Abstract | 第5-7页 |
| 摘要 | 第7-9页 |
| Contents | 第9-11页 |
| List of Table and Figures | 第11-12页 |
| Chapter One Introduction | 第12-15页 |
| ·Origin of the Study | 第12页 |
| ·Significance of the Study | 第12-13页 |
| ·Research Questions | 第13-14页 |
| ·Organization of the Thesis | 第14-15页 |
| Chapter Two Literature Review | 第15-25页 |
| ·Previous Studies on Parody | 第15-21页 |
| ·Studies on Parody from Rhetorical Perspective | 第15-17页 |
| ·The Definitions of Parody | 第15-16页 |
| ·Classifications of Parody | 第16-17页 |
| ·Rhetorical Effects of Parody | 第17页 |
| ·Studies of Parody from Cognitive Linguistic Perspective | 第17-19页 |
| ·Studies of Parody from Pragmatic Perspective | 第19-20页 |
| ·Studies of Parody from Psychological Perspective | 第20-21页 |
| ·Studies of Memetics at Home and Abroad | 第21-25页 |
| ·Studies of Memetics Abroad | 第21-23页 |
| ·Studies of Memetics at Home | 第23-25页 |
| Chapter Three Methodology | 第25-35页 |
| ·Important Notions of Memetics | 第25-27页 |
| ·Meme | 第25-26页 |
| ·Memetics | 第26-27页 |
| ·The Features of Successful Memes | 第27-29页 |
| ·Replication and Transmission of Memes | 第29-32页 |
| ·Four Stages of Meme Replication | 第29-30页 |
| ·Selection Criteria of Memes | 第30-32页 |
| ·Relationships between Memes and Language | 第32-34页 |
| ·Language as an Effective Way to Spread Memes | 第33页 |
| ·Memes as the Facilitator of Language Evolution | 第33-34页 |
| ·Data collection | 第34-35页 |
| Chapter Four Memetic Analysis of Generation and Transmission of Parody | 第35-53页 |
| ·Elements of Parody | 第35-37页 |
| ·Generation Mechanism of Language Memes in Parody | 第37-45页 |
| ·Transplanting by Homophones | 第37-40页 |
| ·Homogenous Transplantation | 第40-43页 |
| ·Generation by Radiation Pattern and Chain Pattern | 第43-45页 |
| ·Replication and Transmission of Parody | 第45-49页 |
| ·Assimilation Stage of Noumenon | 第46-47页 |
| ·Retention Stage of Noumenon | 第47-48页 |
| ·Expression Stage of Profile Model | 第48页 |
| ·Transmission Stage of Profile Model | 第48-49页 |
| ·Selection Criteria of Language Memes in Parody | 第49-53页 |
| ·Applying Objective Criteria | 第49-50页 |
| ·Applying Subjective Criteria | 第50-51页 |
| ·Applying Intersubjective Criteria | 第51-53页 |
| Chapter Five Conclusion | 第53-56页 |
| ·Major Findings | 第53-54页 |
| ·Implications of the Present Study | 第54页 |
| ·Limitations and Suggestions for Further Study | 第54-56页 |
| Works Cited | 第56-61页 |
| Publications | 第61页 |
