| 摘要 | 第1-7页 |
| Abstract | 第7-9页 |
| 1 Introduction | 第9-11页 |
| ·Objective and Significance of the Study | 第9-10页 |
| ·Research Methodology of the Study | 第10页 |
| ·Layout of the Thesis | 第10-11页 |
| 2 Literature Review | 第11-17页 |
| ·General Review on Studies of Humor | 第11-14页 |
| ·Humor Studies Abroad | 第11-13页 |
| ·Humor Studies at home | 第13-14页 |
| ·Studies on Conversational Implicature | 第14-15页 |
| ·Summary | 第15-17页 |
| 3 Theoretical Framework | 第17-23页 |
| ·Grice’s Conversational Implicature | 第17-20页 |
| ·Cooperative Principle and its four maxims | 第17-18页 |
| ·Nonobservance of the Conversational Maxims | 第18-20页 |
| ·Leech’s Politeness Theory | 第20-21页 |
| ·Summary | 第21-23页 |
| 4 Analysis of Verbal Humor in Friends | 第23-37页 |
| ·Definition, Classification and Functions of Humor | 第23-25页 |
| ·Definition of Humor | 第23页 |
| ·Classification of Humor | 第23-24页 |
| ·Functions of Humor | 第24-25页 |
| ·Data Collection | 第25页 |
| ·Humor and Cooperative Principle | 第25-31页 |
| ·Humor Generated by Flouting the Maxim of Quantity | 第26-28页 |
| ·Humor Generated by Flouting the Maxim of Quality | 第28页 |
| ·Humor Generated by Flouting the Maxim of Relation | 第28-30页 |
| ·Humor Generated by Flouting the Maxim of Manner | 第30-31页 |
| ·Humor and Leech’s Politeness Principle | 第31-37页 |
| ·Humor Generated by Observing Politeness Principle | 第31页 |
| ·Humor Generated by Violating Politeness Principle | 第31-37页 |
| 5 Conclusion | 第37-39页 |
| ·Summary of the Research | 第37页 |
| ·Limitations and Implications for Further Study | 第37-39页 |
| Acknowledgement | 第39-41页 |
| References | 第41-43页 |
| Paper published in the period of Ph M education | 第43页 |
