| 中文摘要 | 第1-7页 |
| Abstract | 第7-13页 |
| Chapter One Introduction | 第13-15页 |
| ·A General Description of the Thesis | 第13页 |
| ·Significance of the Research | 第13-14页 |
| ·Overall Structure of the Thesis | 第14-15页 |
| Chapter Two Literature Review | 第15-25页 |
| ·The Definitions of Humor | 第15-17页 |
| ·The Classifications of Humor | 第17页 |
| ·Previous Studies on Humor | 第17-25页 |
| ·Traditional Studies on Humor | 第18-20页 |
| ·Linguistic Researches on Humor | 第20-23页 |
| ·The Study on Humor at Home | 第23-25页 |
| Chapter Three Research Methodology | 第25-31页 |
| ·Method | 第25页 |
| ·Data Source | 第25-30页 |
| ·The Definition of Sitcom | 第26-27页 |
| ·A Brief Introduction of Friends | 第27-30页 |
| ·Data collection | 第30-31页 |
| Chapter Four Theoretical Analysis of Humor from thePerspective of Cooperative Principle | 第31-45页 |
| ·Cooperative Principle | 第31-32页 |
| ·The Cooperative Principle and Humor Study | 第32-33页 |
| ·Humor Produced by Violating the Cooperative Principle | 第33-45页 |
| ·Humor Produced by Violating Maxim of Quantity | 第33-36页 |
| ·Humor Produced by Violating Maxim of Quality | 第36-41页 |
| ·Humor Produced by Violating Maxim of Relation | 第41-42页 |
| ·Humor Produced by Violating Maxim of Manner | 第42-45页 |
| Chapter Five Conclusion | 第45-49页 |
| ·Major Findings | 第45-46页 |
| ·Implications | 第46-47页 |
| ·Limitations and Suggestions for Further Study | 第47-49页 |
| Bibliography | 第49-54页 |
| Acknowledgements | 第54-55页 |
| 作者简介 | 第55页 |
