| Abstract | 第1-3页 |
| 摘要 | 第3-6页 |
| Introduction | 第6-9页 |
| Chapter One Literature Review | 第9-16页 |
| ·Context Theory in China | 第9-11页 |
| ·General Introduction to Humor | 第11-14页 |
| ·Definition of Humor | 第11-13页 |
| ·Functions of Humor | 第13页 |
| ·Research on Humor Abroad | 第13-14页 |
| ·Research on Humor at Home | 第14页 |
| ·A Panorama of the American Situational Comedy Friends | 第14-16页 |
| Chapter Two Theoretical Framework | 第16-30页 |
| ·Origin of the Context Theory | 第16-22页 |
| ·Context Theory of Malinowski | 第16-17页 |
| ·Context Theory of Firth | 第17-19页 |
| ·Context Theory of Halliday | 第19-22页 |
| ·Theory of Situational Context | 第22-26页 |
| ·Definition of Situational Context | 第22-23页 |
| ·Three Variables of Situational Context | 第23-26页 |
| ·Relat-ion between the Context of Situation and Text | 第26-30页 |
| ·Bidirectional Predictability between the Context of Situation and Text | 第27-28页 |
| ·Special Relation between Text in Literary Text and Context of Situation | 第28-30页 |
| Chapter Three Analysis of Humor in Friends | 第30-49页 |
| ·Research Design | 第30-31页 |
| ·Research Questions | 第30-31页 |
| ·Data Collection | 第31页 |
| ·Analysis Method | 第31页 |
| ·The Analysis of the Violation of the Three Variables in Friends | 第31-49页 |
| ·Violation of Field of Discourse in Friends | 第32-38页 |
| ·Violation of Tenor of Discourse in Friends | 第38-43页 |
| ·Violation of Mode of Discourse in Friends | 第43-49页 |
| Chapter Four Discussion and Prospect | 第49-52页 |
| ·The Discussion of the Study | 第49-51页 |
| ·Discussion on the Violation of Field of Discourse | 第49-50页 |
| ·Discussion on the Violation of Tenor of Discourse | 第50页 |
| ·Discussion on the Violation of Mode of Discourse | 第50-51页 |
| ·The Prospect of the Study | 第51-52页 |
| Conclusion | 第52-54页 |
| Acknowledgements | 第54-55页 |
| Bibliography | 第55-58页 |
| 作者简介 | 第58页 |
| 攻读硕士学位期间研究成果 | 第58-59页 |
