| Chapter One Introduction | 第1-11页 |
| Chapter Two Literature Review | 第11-31页 |
| ·Concepts and theories of presupposition | 第11-27页 |
| ·What is presupposition | 第11-21页 |
| ·Properties of presupposition | 第21-24页 |
| ·Presupposition triggers | 第24-26页 |
| ·Functions of presupposition | 第26-27页 |
| ·Theories of humor | 第27-30页 |
| ·What is humor | 第27-28页 |
| ·Theories of humor | 第28-30页 |
| ·Summary | 第30-31页 |
| Chapter Three An Analytical Model of Presupposition-Propelled Jokes (PPJ) | 第31-42页 |
| ·Raskin's linguistic theory of humor | 第31-35页 |
| ·Possible supplements to Raskin's theory | 第35-36页 |
| ·An analytical model of PPJ | 第36-42页 |
| Chapter Four Case Analysis--Presupposition-Propelled Jokes (PPJ) | 第42-63页 |
| ·Where the semantic presupposition script functions | 第43-51页 |
| ·The Semantic Presupposition Script (SPS) in a relatively strict sense | 第43-45页 |
| ·The Semantic Presupposition Script (SPS) in a broader sense | 第45-51页 |
| ·Where the pragmatic presuppositions script functions | 第51-62页 |
| ·The Pragmatic Presupposition Script (PPS) from the co-text | 第51-55页 |
| ·The Pragmatic Presuppositions Script (PPS) from commonsense | 第55-59页 |
| ·Special cases: the script from "hidden presuppositions" | 第59-62页 |
| ·Summary | 第62-63页 |
| Chapter Five Conclusion | 第63-68页 |
| ·A general summary | 第63-66页 |
| ·Possible significance of the research | 第66-68页 |
| Bibliography | 第68-69页 |
