| 中文摘要 | 第1-6页 |
| ABSTRACT | 第6-8页 |
| Contents | 第8-10页 |
| Chapter 1 Introduction | 第10-12页 |
| ·Purpose of the study | 第10页 |
| ·Significance of the research | 第10-11页 |
| ·Theoretical significance | 第10页 |
| ·Practical significance | 第10-11页 |
| ·Organization of the thesis | 第11-12页 |
| Chapter 2 Literature Review | 第12-23页 |
| ·Studies on humor | 第12-18页 |
| ·Definition of humor | 第12-13页 |
| ·Theories of humor | 第13-17页 |
| ·Classification of humor | 第17-18页 |
| ·Studies on sitcom | 第18-19页 |
| ·General survey of American sitcom | 第18-19页 |
| ·Researches of sitcom so far | 第19页 |
| ·Introduction of Big Bang Theory | 第19-23页 |
| Chapter 3 Theoretical Framework | 第23-28页 |
| ·Grice’s Cooperative Principle | 第23-24页 |
| ·Leech’s Politeness Principle | 第24-25页 |
| ·The flouting of CP & PP and Implicature | 第25-28页 |
| ·A review of the relation between CP and PP | 第25-27页 |
| ·The role of context in interpreting Implicature | 第27-28页 |
| Chapter 4 Research Methodology | 第28-30页 |
| ·Research questions | 第28页 |
| ·Sample selection | 第28-29页 |
| ·Data collection | 第29页 |
| ·Analytic approach | 第29-30页 |
| Chapter 5 Data-based Analysis | 第30-50页 |
| ·General quantitative statistics of humor distribution | 第30页 |
| ·Qualitative analysis of humor produced by flouting CP | 第30-40页 |
| ·Humor produced by violation of the Quantity Maxim | 第30-33页 |
| ·Humor produced by violation of the Quality Maxim | 第33-35页 |
| ·Humor produced by violation of the Relevance Maxim | 第35-36页 |
| ·Humor Produced by violation of the Manner Maxim | 第36-40页 |
| ·Humor produced by flouting the maxims of PP | 第40-46页 |
| ·Humor produced by violation of the Tact Maxim | 第40-41页 |
| ·Humor Produced by violation of the Generosity Maxim | 第41-42页 |
| ·Humor produced by violation of the Approbation Maxim | 第42-44页 |
| ·Humor Produced by violation of the Modesty Maxim | 第44页 |
| ·Humor produced by violation of the Agreement Maxim | 第44-45页 |
| ·Humor Produced by violation of the Sympathy Maxim | 第45-46页 |
| ·Humor produced by simultaneous violation of CP &PP | 第46-50页 |
| Chapter 6 Conclusion | 第50-54页 |
| ·Findings and implication | 第50-52页 |
| ·Theoretical findings | 第50-51页 |
| ·Practical implications | 第51-52页 |
| ·Limitations and areas for further study | 第52-54页 |
| Bibliography | 第54-57页 |
| Acknowledgement | 第57-58页 |
| Publication | 第58页 |
