| 摘要 | 第1-6页 |
| Abstract | 第6-10页 |
| Chapter One Introduction | 第10-13页 |
| ·Research Background | 第10页 |
| ·Research Objective and Significance | 第10-11页 |
| ·The Methodology of the Present Study | 第11页 |
| ·The Organization of the Thesis | 第11-13页 |
| Chapter Two Literature Review | 第13-26页 |
| ·Possible Definitions of Humor | 第13-15页 |
| ·Classifications of Humor | 第15-16页 |
| ·Traditional Theories of Humor | 第16-20页 |
| ·Linguistic Theories of Humor | 第20-23页 |
| ·Previous Linguistic Studies of Humor | 第23-26页 |
| Chapter Three Pragmatic Analysis of Verbal Humor | 第26-36页 |
| ·Dexis and the Generation of Humor | 第26-27页 |
| ·Presupposition and the Generation of Humor | 第27-28页 |
| ·Humor Created by means of Speech Act | 第28-31页 |
| ·Humor Generation and Politeness Principle | 第31-36页 |
| Chapter Four Analysis of Verbal Humor from Cooperative Principle Perspective | 第36-48页 |
| ·A Brief introduction to CP | 第36-37页 |
| ·The Violation of CP | 第37-38页 |
| ·Humor Aroused by Violating Cooperative Principle | 第38-46页 |
| ·Summary | 第46-48页 |
| Chapter Five Analysis of Verbal Humor from Relevance Theory Perspective | 第48-64页 |
| ·Main Points of Relevance Theory | 第48-56页 |
| ·Relevance-Theoretic Account of Humor | 第56-64页 |
| Chapter Six Contrastive Analysis of CP and RT and Their Interpretations of Verbal Humor | 第64-71页 |
| ·Comparison of CP and RT | 第64-66页 |
| ·Comparison in the Interpretation of Verbal Humor | 第66-71页 |
| Chapter Seven Conclusion | 第71-73页 |
| ·Major Findings | 第71-72页 |
| ·Limitations and Suggestions for Further Research | 第72-73页 |
| Acknowledgements | 第73-74页 |
| Bibliography | 第74-77页 |
| Main Work Achievements of the Author during Working on Master Paper | 第77页 |
