| 中文摘要 | 第1-6页 |
| Abstract | 第6-8页 |
| Contents | 第8-10页 |
| Chapter One Introduction | 第10-12页 |
| ·Orientation of the study | 第10页 |
| ·Rationale of this study | 第10-11页 |
| ·Structure of the thesis | 第11-12页 |
| Chapter Two Literature Review | 第12-28页 |
| ·Definition and classification of humor | 第12-14页 |
| ·Previous studies on humor in skits | 第14-19页 |
| ·Humor derived from application of deixis | 第15-16页 |
| ·Humor derived from application of presupposition | 第16-17页 |
| ·Humor derived from application of the violation of cooperative principle | 第17-19页 |
| ·An overview of study on nonverbal expressions | 第19-28页 |
| ·The sources of nonverbal expressions | 第21-22页 |
| ·The classification of nonverbal expressions | 第22-24页 |
| ·The functions performed by nonverbal expressions | 第24-28页 |
| Chapter Three Theories of Humor | 第28-32页 |
| ·Theories in relation to the sources of humor | 第28页 |
| ·The incongruity theory of humor | 第28-32页 |
| ·The introduction of incongruity theory | 第28-29页 |
| ·The interpretability and enjoyability of incongruity | 第29-30页 |
| ·The incongruity-resolution | 第30-32页 |
| Chapter Four A Case Study of Nonverbal Expressions Used in theSkit“说事儿”and Their Functions | 第32-50页 |
| ·Research question | 第32-33页 |
| ·Methodology and data collection | 第33-34页 |
| ·Body language and the analysis of its functions in the skit | 第34-44页 |
| ·Gestures | 第35-38页 |
| ·Posture | 第38-40页 |
| ·Facial expressions | 第40-42页 |
| ·Eye contact | 第42-43页 |
| ·Touch | 第43-44页 |
| ·Paralanguage and the analysis of its functions in the skit | 第44-48页 |
| ·Nonverbal sound | 第45-47页 |
| ·Pause and silence | 第47-48页 |
| ·Object language and the analysis of its functions in the skit | 第48-49页 |
| ·Environmental language and the analysis of its functions in the skit | 第49-50页 |
| Chapter Five The Production of Humor with Nonverbal ExpressionsBased on the Incongruity Theory | 第50-54页 |
| ·The production of humor using body language | 第50-51页 |
| ·The production of humor using paralanguage | 第51-52页 |
| ·The production of humor using object language | 第52-53页 |
| ·The production of humor using environmental language | 第53-54页 |
| Chapter Six Conclusion | 第54-56页 |
| ·Major findings of this paper | 第54-55页 |
| ·Limitations and suggestions for further study | 第55-56页 |
| References | 第56-59页 |
| Acknowledgments | 第59-60页 |
| Appendix | 第60-68页 |
| 个人简历 | 第68页 |
| 发表的学术论文 | 第68页 |
