| 摘要 | 第5-6页 |
| Abstract | 第6-7页 |
| 目录 | 第8-10页 |
| Contents | 第10-12页 |
| Part 1 Introduction | 第12-15页 |
| 1.1 Background of the Study | 第12-13页 |
| 1.2 Theoretical and Practical significance of the study | 第13-14页 |
| 1.3 Thesis Framework | 第14-15页 |
| Part 2 Literature Review and Theoretical Framework | 第15-28页 |
| 2.1 Literature Review | 第15-23页 |
| 2.1.1 The definition of humor | 第15-16页 |
| 2.1.2 The classification of humor | 第16-17页 |
| 2.1.3 The study on language humor abroad | 第17-22页 |
| 2.1.4 The study on language humor at home | 第22-23页 |
| 2.2 Theoretical Framework | 第23-28页 |
| 2.2.1 The cooperative principle and its maxims | 第23-25页 |
| 2.2.2 Relevance theory | 第25-26页 |
| 2.2.3 Speech act theory | 第26-28页 |
| Part 3 Method | 第28-30页 |
| 3.1 Materials | 第28页 |
| 3.2 Method | 第28-29页 |
| 3.3 Procedure | 第29-30页 |
| Part 4 Discussion | 第30-50页 |
| 4.1 From the Point of Cooperative Principle to Analyze Humor in Friends | 第30-40页 |
| 4.1.1 Humorous effect achieved by violation of the maxim of quantity | 第30-35页 |
| 4.1.2 Humorous effect achieved by violation of the maxim of quality | 第35-37页 |
| 4.1.3 Humorous effect achieved by violation of the maxim of relation | 第37-39页 |
| 4.1.4 Humorous effect achieved by violation of the maxim of manner | 第39-40页 |
| 4.2 From the Point of Relevance Theory to Analyze Humor in Friends | 第40-46页 |
| 4.2.1 Humorous effect achieved by the gap between ostentation and inference | 第40-42页 |
| 4.2.2 Humorous effect achieved by the gap between maximal relevance and optimal relevance | 第42-44页 |
| 4.2.3 Humorous effect achieved by the different cognitive context | 第44-46页 |
| 4.3 From the Point of Speech Act Theory to Analyze Humor in Friends | 第46-48页 |
| 4.4 Summary | 第48-50页 |
| Part 5 Results | 第50-52页 |
| 5.1 Introduction | 第50页 |
| 5.2 Findings | 第50页 |
| 5.3 Implication | 第50-52页 |
| Conclusion | 第52-54页 |
| Limitations of the Thesis | 第52页 |
| Suggestions for Further Researches | 第52-54页 |
| Bibliography | 第54-57页 |
| Published Paper | 第57-58页 |
| Acknowledgements | 第58页 |
