| 摘要 | 第1-5页 |
| Abstract | 第5-9页 |
| Introduction | 第9-12页 |
| ·Purposes of This Study | 第9页 |
| ·Significance of This Study | 第9-10页 |
| ·Layout of the Thesis | 第10-11页 |
| ·Sources of Corpus | 第11-12页 |
| Chapter 1 Literature Review | 第12-24页 |
| ·Definitions of Humor and Verbal Humor | 第12-14页 |
| ·Traditional Views of Humor:Superiority Theory,Release Theory,and Incongruity Theory | 第14-16页 |
| ·Linguistic Studies of Verbal Humor | 第16-24页 |
| ·Studies under Semantic Script Theory of Humor | 第17-18页 |
| ·Studies under Cooperative Principle | 第18-19页 |
| ·Studies under Speech Act Theory | 第19-20页 |
| ·Studies under Relevance Theory | 第20-22页 |
| ·Implications from the Above Studies | 第22-24页 |
| Chapter 2 Threefold Context of Verbal Humor | 第24-38页 |
| ·Context and Its Classification | 第24-27页 |
| ·Definitions of Context | 第25-26页 |
| ·Classification of Context | 第26-27页 |
| ·Constitution of Verbal Humor's Contexts | 第27-38页 |
| ·Linguistic Context of Verbal Humor | 第27-30页 |
| ·Situational Context of Verbal Humor | 第30-33页 |
| ·Cultural Context of Verbal Humor | 第33-35页 |
| ·Interaction of Threefold Context in Verbal Humor | 第35-38页 |
| Chapter 3 Pragmatic Functions of Verbal Humor | 第38-50页 |
| ·Verbal Humor as a Strategy of Resilience | 第39-42页 |
| ·Verbal Humor as a Way of Criticism | 第42-44页 |
| ·Verbal Humor as a Defense Mechanism | 第44-46页 |
| ·Verbal Humor as a Tool of Reconciling Conflict | 第46-48页 |
| ·Verbal Humor's Pragmatic Functions and Its Threefold Context | 第48-50页 |
| Chapter 4 Implication for Utilizing Verbal Humor in English Teaching | 第50-59页 |
| ·Significance of Incorporating Verbal Humor in English Teaching | 第50-53页 |
| ·Activating Classroom Atmosphere | 第51页 |
| ·Inspiring Students' Interests | 第51-52页 |
| ·Establishing a Friendly Teacher-Student Relation | 第52-53页 |
| ·Ways of Incorporating Verbal Humor in English Teaching | 第53-59页 |
| ·Verbal Humor's Linguistic Context and Vocabulary Teaching | 第53-55页 |
| ·Verbal Humor's Cultural Context and Culture Teaching | 第55-57页 |
| ·Verbal Humor's Situational Context in Vocabulary and Culture Teaching | 第57-59页 |
| Conclusion | 第59-62页 |
| Works Cited | 第62-65页 |
| Acknowledgements | 第65-66页 |
| Appendix A Verbal Humor Discourses from Reader's Digest in 2009 | 第66-74页 |
| Informative Chinese Abstract | 第74-77页 |
| Resume and Publications since Entering the Program | 第77页 |
