| 摘要 | 第1-4页 |
| Abstract | 第4-6页 |
| Contents | 第6-8页 |
| Introduction | 第8-10页 |
| Chapter 1 Overview of Relevance Theory | 第10-22页 |
| ·Sperber and Wilson’s Relevance Theory | 第10-12页 |
| ·Emergence of Relevance Theory | 第11页 |
| ·Definition of Relevance | 第11-12页 |
| ·Principles of Relevance | 第12-19页 |
| ·Cognitive Principle of Relevance | 第13-15页 |
| ·Communicative Principle of Relevance | 第15-19页 |
| ·Major Studies of Relevance Theory at Home and Abroad | 第19-22页 |
| ·Major Studies of Relevance Theory Abroad | 第19-20页 |
| ·Major Studies of Relevance Theory at Home | 第20-22页 |
| Chapter 2 Relevance Theory and Humor | 第22-42页 |
| ·Reviews on Humor | 第22-29页 |
| ·Definition and Classification of Humor | 第23-25页 |
| ·Previous Theoretic Studies on Humor | 第25-29页 |
| ·Major Pragmatic Studies of Humor | 第29-37页 |
| ·Presupposition and Humor | 第29-30页 |
| ·Face Theory and Humor | 第30-31页 |
| ·Speech Act Theory and Humor | 第31-32页 |
| ·Politeness Principle and Humor | 第32-33页 |
| ·Cooperative Principle and Humor | 第33-37页 |
| ·Relevance Theory and Humor | 第37-42页 |
| ·Relationship between Relevance and Humorous Effect | 第37-39页 |
| ·Previous Studies of Relevance-theoretic Account of Humor | 第39-40页 |
| ·Summary | 第40-42页 |
| Chapter 3 Interpretation of Humor in Friends from the Perspective of Relevance Theory | 第42-56页 |
| ·Relevance Theoretic Account of Mechanism of Humor Generation in Friends | 第42-47页 |
| ·Interpretation of Mechanism of Humor Generation in Friends under Cognitive Environment and Contextual Hypothesis | 第43-45页 |
| ·Interpretation of Mechanism of Humor Generation in Friends by Ostensive-Inferential Communication | 第45-47页 |
| ·Relevance Theoretic Account of Influencing Factors of Intensity of Humorous Effect in Friends | 第47-53页 |
| ·Interpretation of Influencing Factors of Intensity of Humorous Effect in Friends by Optimal Relevance and Maximal Relevance | 第48-50页 |
| ·Interpretation of Influencing Factors of Intensity of Humorous Effect in Friends by Processing Effort and Cognitive Effect | 第50-53页 |
| ·Summary | 第53-56页 |
| Conclusion | 第56-58页 |
| Bibliography | 第58-62页 |
| Acknowledgement | 第62页 |
