| 摘要 | 第1-6页 |
| Abstract | 第6-8页 |
| Contents | 第8-10页 |
| Abbreviations and Symbols | 第10-11页 |
| Lists of Figures | 第11-12页 |
| Chapter 1 Introduction | 第12-16页 |
| ·Research background and the purposes of the study | 第12页 |
| ·Theoretical support | 第12-13页 |
| ·Significance and implications of the study | 第13-14页 |
| ·Major findings expected | 第14页 |
| ·Method of the research | 第14-15页 |
| ·Outline of the thesis | 第15-16页 |
| Chapter 2 Literature Review | 第16-31页 |
| ·An overview of the nature of humor | 第16-24页 |
| ·Definition of humor | 第16-18页 |
| ·Classical theories of humor | 第18-21页 |
| ·Types of humor | 第21-22页 |
| ·Cognitive study of humor | 第22-24页 |
| ·An overview of study of metaphor | 第24-27页 |
| ·Research abroad | 第25-26页 |
| ·Research at home | 第26-27页 |
| ·An overview of conceptual blending theory | 第27-31页 |
| ·An introduction to conceptual blending theory | 第27-28页 |
| ·Conceptual blending theory and humor | 第28-31页 |
| Chapter 3 Research Design | 第31-34页 |
| ·Research questions | 第31页 |
| ·Research methods | 第31-33页 |
| ·Inductive reasoning | 第31-32页 |
| ·Qualitative analysis | 第32-33页 |
| ·The data collection | 第33-34页 |
| Chapter 4 Data Presentation and Discussion | 第34-66页 |
| ·A brief introduction of relationship between metaphor，metaphorical thinking and humor | 第34-37页 |
| ·The features of English verbal humor based on metaphorical thinking | 第37-42页 |
| ·Novelty | 第37-38页 |
| ·Implication | 第38-39页 |
| ·Developmental cognition | 第39-40页 |
| ·Simplification | 第40-41页 |
| ·Conflict | 第41-42页 |
| ·Analysis of English humor based on metaphorical thinking by CBT and IRT | 第42-65页 |
| ·A brief introduction to CBT and IRT | 第42-43页 |
| ·Analysis based on simplex networks and IRT | 第43-48页 |
| ·Analysis based on mirror networks and IRT | 第48-54页 |
| ·Analysis based on single-scope networks and IRT | 第54-59页 |
| ·Analysis based on double-scope networks and IRT | 第59-65页 |
| ·Summary | 第65-66页 |
| Chapter 5 Conclusion | 第66-70页 |
| ·Main findings of the study | 第66-67页 |
| ·Implications and Significance | 第67-68页 |
| ·Limitation of the Present Study and Suggestion for Further Research | 第68-70页 |
| References | 第70-75页 |
| Appendix | 第75-85页 |
| Acknowledgements | 第85-86页 |
| 作者简介 | 第86页 |
