| Acknowledgements | 第1-7页 |
| Abstract | 第7-9页 |
| 摘要 | 第9-14页 |
| Chapter 1 Introduction | 第14-17页 |
| ·The Purpose of the Research | 第14-15页 |
| ·The Significance of the Research | 第15页 |
| ·The Overall Structure of the Thesis | 第15-17页 |
| Chapter 2 Literature Review | 第17-33页 |
| ·General Review of the Study on Humor | 第17-22页 |
| ·Definition of Humor | 第17-18页 |
| ·Classification of Humor | 第18-19页 |
| ·Peculiarities of American Humor | 第19-20页 |
| ·Three Essential Conventional Humor Theories | 第20-22页 |
| ·General Introduction to Sitcom | 第22-33页 |
| ·Features of Sitcom | 第23-27页 |
| ·Features of American Sitcom | 第27-29页 |
| ·Introduction to the Sitcom Friends | 第29-33页 |
| Chapter 3 Theoretical Framework and Methodology | 第33-51页 |
| ·Conceptual Integration Theory | 第33-47页 |
| ·Mental Space | 第33-35页 |
| ·Mapping | 第35-36页 |
| ·The Network Model of Conceptual Integration | 第36-38页 |
| ·The Process of the Conceptual Integration | 第38-41页 |
| ·Types of Conceptual Integration Networks | 第41-47页 |
| ·Methodology | 第47-51页 |
| ·Data Collection | 第48-49页 |
| ·Data Analysis | 第49-51页 |
| Chapter 4 The Analysis of Humor Utterances in Fiends Based on the Conceptual Integration Theory | 第51-74页 |
| ·The Relationship Between Three Levels of Humor Utterance in Friends and Conceptual Integration Theory | 第51-53页 |
| ·Humor Utterance at Language Level | 第51-52页 |
| ·Humor Utterance at Situational Level | 第52页 |
| ·Humor Utterance at Cultural Level | 第52-53页 |
| ·The Application of the Networks of Conceptual Integration Theory to Analyze Humor Utterance in Friends | 第53-72页 |
| ·Application of Simplex Network | 第53-58页 |
| ·Humor Utterances at Language Level | 第53-55页 |
| ·Humor Utterances at Situational Level | 第55-57页 |
| ·Humor Utterances at Cultural Level | 第57-58页 |
| ·Application of Mirror Network | 第58-63页 |
| ·Humor Utterances at Language Level | 第59-61页 |
| ·Humor Utterances at Situational Level | 第61-62页 |
| ·Humor Utterances at Cultural Level | 第62-63页 |
| ·Application of Single-Scope Network | 第63-67页 |
| ·Humor Utterances at Language Level | 第63-65页 |
| ·Humor Utterances at Situational Level | 第65-66页 |
| ·Humor Utterances at Cultural Level | 第66-67页 |
| ·Application of Double-Scope Network | 第67-72页 |
| ·Humor Utterances at Language Level | 第67-68页 |
| ·Humor Utterances at Situational Level | 第68-70页 |
| ·Humor Utterances at Cultural Level | 第70-72页 |
| ·Summary | 第72-74页 |
| Chapter 5 Conclusion | 第74-77页 |
| ·Major Findings of the Study | 第74页 |
| ·Limitations and Suggestions for Further Researches | 第74-77页 |
| References | 第77-78页 |
