| Acknowledgements | 第4-5页 |
| Abstract | 第5-6页 |
| 摘要 | 第7-9页 |
| Contents | 第9-12页 |
| Chapter One Introduction | 第12-18页 |
| 1.1 Research Background | 第12-13页 |
| 1.2 Purpose and Significance of the Study | 第13-15页 |
| 1.3 Research Method and Data Collection | 第15页 |
| 1.4 Organization of the Thesis | 第15-18页 |
| Chapter Two Literature Review | 第18-32页 |
| 2.1 Introduction of Humor | 第18-21页 |
| 2.1.1 Definition of Humor | 第18-20页 |
| 2.1.2 Classification of Humor | 第20-21页 |
| 2.2 General Review of Traditional Researches on Humor | 第21-26页 |
| 2.2.1 Incongruity Theories | 第22-23页 |
| 2.2.2 The Hostility Theories | 第23-24页 |
| 2.2.3 Relief Theories | 第24-26页 |
| 2.3 Linguistic Study of Humor | 第26-29页 |
| 2.3.1 Rhetoric Study of Humor | 第26-27页 |
| 2.3.2 Semantic Study of Humor | 第27-28页 |
| 2.3.3 Pragmatic Study of Humor | 第28页 |
| 2.3.4 Cognitive Study of Humor | 第28-29页 |
| 2.4 Multimodal Study of Humor | 第29-30页 |
| 2.5 Summary | 第30-32页 |
| Chapter Three Theoretical Framework | 第32-46页 |
| 3.1 Introduction of Mode and Multimodality | 第32-36页 |
| 3.1.1 Definition of Mode | 第32页 |
| 3.1.2 Classification of Modes | 第32-35页 |
| 3.1.3 Definition of Multimodality | 第35-36页 |
| 3.2 Theoretical Foundations of Multimodal Discourse Analysis | 第36-41页 |
| 3.2.1 Introduction of Multimodal Discourse | 第36-37页 |
| 3.2.2 SFL Theory as Theoretical Foundation for MDA | 第37-38页 |
| 3.2.3 Lim’s Integrative Multi-semiotic Model (IMM) as Theoretical | 第38-41页 |
| 3.3 Zhang Delu’s Synthetic Theoretical Framework of MDA (STF of MDA) | 第41-45页 |
| 3.3.1 Complementary Relation between Different Modes | 第43页 |
| 3.3.2 Non-complementary Relation between Different Modes | 第43-45页 |
| 3.3.3 Synergy between Different Modes in Humor | 第45页 |
| 3.4 Summary | 第45-46页 |
| Chapter Four Analysis of Humor in Ice Age from Multimodal Perspective | 第46-68页 |
| 4.1 Introduction of Ice Age | 第46-47页 |
| 4.2 Modes in Ice Age in Producing Humorous Effect | 第47-51页 |
| 4.2.1 Visual Mode | 第47-48页 |
| 4.2.2 Auditory Mode | 第48-51页 |
| 4.3 Analysis of Humor in Ice Age | 第51-65页 |
| 4.3.1 Synergy between Mono-modes | 第52-58页 |
| 4.3.2 Synergy between Mono-mode and Multi-modes | 第58-62页 |
| 4.3.3 Synergy between Multi-modes and Multi-modes | 第62-65页 |
| 4.4 Summary | 第65-68页 |
| Chapter Five Conclusion | 第68-70页 |
| 5.1 Major Findings of the Present Study | 第68-69页 |
| 5.2 The Limitations of the Present Study | 第69页 |
| 5.3 Suggestions for Further Study | 第69-70页 |
| Bibliography | 第70-74页 |
| 攻读学位期间发表的学术论文 | 第74-75页 |
