| Acknowledgements | 第4-5页 |
| Abstract | 第5-6页 |
| 摘要 | 第7-9页 |
| List of Tables | 第9-10页 |
| Contents | 第10-12页 |
| Chapter One Introduction | 第12-16页 |
| 1.1 Research Objective | 第12页 |
| 1.2 Research Significance | 第12-13页 |
| 1.3 Methodology of the Present Research | 第13-14页 |
| 1.3.1 Research Questions | 第13页 |
| 1.3.2 Research Procedure | 第13-14页 |
| 1.3.3 Data Collection | 第14页 |
| 1.3.4 Data Annotation | 第14页 |
| 1.4 Organization of the thesis | 第14-16页 |
| Chapter Two Literature Review | 第16-22页 |
| 2.1 Definition of Humor | 第16-17页 |
| 2.2 Linguistic Study on Humor at Abroad | 第17-18页 |
| 2.3 Linguistic Study on Humor at Home | 第18-19页 |
| 2.3.1 The Research Conducted From the Pragmatic Perspective | 第18-19页 |
| 2.3.2 The Research Conducted From the Semantic Perspective | 第19页 |
| 2.3.3 The Research Conducted From the Rhetoric Perspective | 第19页 |
| 2.4 Studies on Crosstalks in China | 第19-20页 |
| 2.5 Introduction of Guo Degang | 第20-22页 |
| Chapter 3 Theoretical Framework | 第22-32页 |
| 3.1 Introduction of the Cooperation Principle | 第22-25页 |
| 3.1.1 The Four Maxims | 第22-23页 |
| 3.1.2 The Violation of the Cooperative Principle | 第23-25页 |
| 3.2 Introduction of the Politeness Principle | 第25-28页 |
| 3.2.1 Gu Yueguo’s Politeness Principle | 第25-28页 |
| 3.3 Introduction of the Pragmatic Presupposition | 第28-32页 |
| 3.3.1 The Definition of the Pragmatic Presupposition | 第28-29页 |
| 3.3.2 The Properties of the Pragmatic Presupposition | 第29-32页 |
| Chapter 4 Analysis and Discussion | 第32-51页 |
| 4.1 Analysis of the Cooperative Principle Used in Guo’s Crosstalks | 第32-38页 |
| 4.1.1 Topology of Violation of Quantity Maxim | 第33-34页 |
| 4.1.2 Typology of Violation of Quality Maxim | 第34-35页 |
| 4.1.3 Typology of Violation of Manner Maxim | 第35-37页 |
| 4.1.4 Typology of Violation of Relation Maxim | 第37-38页 |
| 4.2 Analysis of the Politeness Principle in Guo’s Crosstalk | 第38-45页 |
| 4.2.1 Typology of Violation of Self-denigration and Other-elevation Maxim | 第39-40页 |
| 4.2.2 Typology of Violation of Address Maxim | 第40页 |
| 4.2.3 Typology of Violation of Refinement Maxim | 第40-42页 |
| 4.2.4 Typology of Violation of Agreement Maxim | 第42-44页 |
| 4.2.5 Typology of Violation of Virtue-word-behavior Maxim | 第44-45页 |
| 4.3 Analysis of the Pragmatic Presupposition in Guo’s Crosstalk | 第45-51页 |
| 4.3.1 Appropriateness and Humor | 第45-46页 |
| 4.3.2 Mutual Knowledge and Humor | 第46-48页 |
| 4.3.3 Defeasibility and Humor | 第48-51页 |
| Chapter 5 Conclusion | 第51-54页 |
| 5.1 Major Findings | 第51-52页 |
| 5.2 The Limitations of Current Study | 第52-53页 |
| 5.3 Suggestions for Further Research | 第53-54页 |
| References | 第54-57页 |
| 攻读硕士学位论文发表成果 | 第57页 |
