| Acknowledgements | 第1-5页 |
| ABSTRACT | 第5-8页 |
| 摘要 | 第8-13页 |
| Chapter One Introduction | 第13-19页 |
| ·Lead-in Remarks | 第13-14页 |
| ·Object of Study | 第14-15页 |
| ·Objectives and Significance | 第15-16页 |
| ·Methodology and Data Collection | 第16-17页 |
| ·Organization of the Thesis | 第17-19页 |
| Chapter Two Literature Review | 第19-33页 |
| ·Overview | 第19-20页 |
| ·Pun studies at Home and Abroad | 第20-30页 |
| ·Rhetorical Approach | 第20-23页 |
| ·Semantic Approach | 第23-26页 |
| ·Pragmatic Approach | 第26-29页 |
| ·Cognitive Approach | 第29-30页 |
| ·Studies of Pun in Sports News | 第30-31页 |
| ·Summary | 第31-33页 |
| Chapter Three Theoretical Framework | 第33-51页 |
| ·Origin and Development of CIT | 第33-37页 |
| ·Conceptual Metaphor Theory | 第33-35页 |
| ·Mental Spaces Theory and CIT’s Development | 第35-37页 |
| ·The Network Model of CIT | 第37-45页 |
| ·Four-space Network Model of CIT | 第38-39页 |
| ·Operation of Spaces | 第39-40页 |
| ·Emergent Structure and its Three Operations | 第40-42页 |
| ·Case Analysis of CIT’s Four-space Network Model | 第42-45页 |
| ·Types of Conceptual Integration Networks | 第45-49页 |
| ·Simplex Network | 第46-47页 |
| ·Mirror Network | 第47页 |
| ·Single-scope Network | 第47-48页 |
| ·Double-scope Network | 第48-49页 |
| ·Summary | 第49-51页 |
| Chapter Four Puns in Sports News Titles and its Meaning Construction in Terms of CIT | 第51-75页 |
| ·Introduction | 第51页 |
| ·Classifications of Puns in Sports News Titles | 第51-57页 |
| ·Homophonic Pun | 第51-53页 |
| ·Paronomasia Pun | 第53-54页 |
| ·Sylleptic Pun | 第54-55页 |
| ·Grammatical Pun | 第55-57页 |
| ·Meaning Construction of Puns in Sports News in terms of CIT | 第57-70页 |
| ·Case Study of Homophonic Pun | 第57-59页 |
| ·Case Study of Paronomasia Pun | 第59-62页 |
| ·Case Study of Sylleptic Pun | 第62-65页 |
| ·Case Study of Grammatical Pun | 第65-69页 |
| ·The Interpretation Mechanism of Puns in Sports News Titles | 第69-70页 |
| ·The Functions of Puns in Sports News Titles | 第70-73页 |
| ·Attracting the Readers’ Attention | 第71页 |
| ·Popularizing the Background Knowledge of Sports | 第71-72页 |
| ·Aesthetic Functions | 第72-73页 |
| ·Summary | 第73-75页 |
| Chapter Five Conclusion | 第75-79页 |
| ·Concluding Remark | 第75-76页 |
| ·Major Findings | 第76-77页 |
| ·Limitations of the Current Study and Suggestions for Future Research | 第77-79页 |
| Bibliography | 第79-83页 |
