| 摘要 | 第1-7页 |
| Abstract | 第7-12页 |
| Chapter One Introduction | 第12-17页 |
| ·Background of This Research | 第12-13页 |
| ·Purpose of This Study | 第13页 |
| ·Significance of This Study | 第13-14页 |
| ·Methods Applied to This Study | 第14-15页 |
| ·Structure of This Dissertation | 第15-17页 |
| Chapter Two Literature Review | 第17-35页 |
| ·Definition of Humor | 第17-19页 |
| ·Classification of Humor | 第19-20页 |
| ·Traditional Theories of Humor | 第20-30页 |
| ·Superiority Theory | 第21-23页 |
| ·Relief Theory | 第23-25页 |
| ·Incongruity Theory | 第25-27页 |
| ·Play Theories | 第27-29页 |
| ·Summary of Humor Theories | 第29-30页 |
| ·Research Situation at Home and Abroad | 第30-35页 |
| ·Research Situation at Home | 第30-31页 |
| ·Research Situation Abroad | 第31-35页 |
| Chapter Three Theoretical Framework | 第35-46页 |
| ·Brief Introduction of Relevance Theory | 第35-42页 |
| ·Dedication of Grice's Cooperative Principle | 第35-37页 |
| ·Description of Relevance Theory | 第37-40页 |
| ·Context | 第40-41页 |
| ·Two Principles of Relevance Theory | 第41-42页 |
| ·Comprehension Process of Relevance Theory | 第42-44页 |
| ·Relevance Theory and Humor | 第44-46页 |
| Chapter Four Ways of Wang Han's Verbal Humor Construction inthe Program of From Happy to Happier Under Relevance Theory | 第46-73页 |
| ·Using Phonetic Techniques to Create Verbal Humor | 第46-52页 |
| ·Intentionally Misspoken | 第46-50页 |
| ·Homonym Employment | 第50-52页 |
| ·Using Lexical Techniques to Create Verbal Humor | 第52-59页 |
| ·Polysemy Employment | 第53-56页 |
| ·Neologims Employment | 第56-57页 |
| ·Employing Abbreviations of Words,Phrases and Sentences | 第57-59页 |
| ·Using Syntactical Techniques to Create Verbal Humor | 第59-63页 |
| ·Creating New Sentences by Means of Imitating Original Sentences | 第60-61页 |
| ·Imitating or Employing Lyrics | 第61-62页 |
| ·Ellipsis of Some Component Parts in Sentences | 第62-63页 |
| ·Using Rhetoric Techniques to Create Verbal Humor Creation | 第63-68页 |
| ·Employment of Personification | 第64-65页 |
| ·Employment of Synaesthesia | 第65-66页 |
| ·Employment of Metaphor and Simile | 第66-68页 |
| ·Using Pragmatic Techniques to Create Verbal Humor | 第68-73页 |
| ·Referring to Context | 第68-70页 |
| ·Situational Context | 第70-71页 |
| ·Background Knowledge Context | 第71-73页 |
| Chapter Five Conclusion | 第73-80页 |
| ·A Survey of General Features in the Program of From Happy to Happier | 第73-74页 |
| ·Summary of Wang Han's Humor Discourse Mechanism and Skills | 第74-78页 |
| ·Limitations of This Research and Further Study Proposal | 第78-80页 |
| Bibliography | 第80-85页 |
| Acknowledgements | 第85-86页 |
| 个人简介 | 第86-87页 |
| 作者攻读硕士学位期间取得的学术成果目录 | 第87页 |
