| ABSTRACT | 第1-5页 |
| 摘要 | 第5-9页 |
| CHAPTER Ⅰ INTRODUCTION | 第9-13页 |
| ·Research objective | 第9-10页 |
| ·Significance of the research | 第10-11页 |
| ·Research methodology | 第11页 |
| ·Structure of the thesis | 第11-13页 |
| CHAPTER Ⅱ LITERATURE REVIEW | 第13-31页 |
| ·Overview of humor | 第13-21页 |
| ·Origination and development of humor in west and China | 第13-17页 |
| ·Definitions and classifications of humor | 第17-21页 |
| ·Studies on humor | 第21-25页 |
| ·Major theories in west | 第21-24页 |
| ·Major theories in China | 第24-25页 |
| ·Understanding formation-mechanism of humor from pragmatic perspective | 第25-31页 |
| ·Grice's co-operative principle (CP) and humor | 第25-28页 |
| ·Relevance theory and humor | 第28-31页 |
| CHAPTER Ⅲ CONTRASTIVE ANALYSIS ON VERBAL HUMOR INENGLISH AND CHINESE | 第31-53页 |
| ·Similarities of verbal humor in English and Chinese | 第31-43页 |
| ·Techniques applied in verbal humor | 第31-37页 |
| ·Functions of verbal humor | 第37-43页 |
| ·Differences of verbal humor in English and Chinese | 第43-53页 |
| ·Different preference for topics of verbal humor | 第43-46页 |
| ·Different preference for joking targets | 第46-50页 |
| ·Differences of occasion in use of verbal humor | 第50-51页 |
| ·Different preference for expressing forms | 第51-53页 |
| CHAPTER Ⅳ ROOTS OF CULTURAL CAUSES LEADING TODIFFERENCES ON ENGLISH AND CHINESE HUMOR | 第53-77页 |
| ·Language,culture and verbal humor | 第53-59页 |
| ·Overview of culture | 第53-56页 |
| ·Language and culture | 第56页 |
| ·Verbal humor and culture | 第56-59页 |
| ·Cultural causes | 第59-73页 |
| ·The roots of cultural differences between west and China | 第59-63页 |
| ·Differences of cultural patterns in western and Chinese culture | 第63-73页 |
| ·Advices to clear the cultural obstacles in understanding exotic humor | 第73-77页 |
| ·Overcoming lack of linguistic knowledge | 第73-74页 |
| ·Understanding differences between western and Chinese cultures | 第74-75页 |
| ·Taking the context of situation into consideration | 第75-77页 |
| CHAPTER Ⅴ CONCLUSION | 第77-81页 |
| ·Main findings in the present research | 第77-79页 |
| ·Limitations and suggestions for future research | 第79-81页 |
| BIBLIOGRAPHY | 第81-84页 |
| 攻读硕士学位期间发表的论文 | 第84-85页 |
| ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS | 第85-88页 |
| APPENDIX Ⅰ | 第88-91页 |
| APPENDIX Ⅱ | 第91-94页 |
