| Acknowledgments | 第1-5页 |
| Abstract | 第5-7页 |
| 摘要 | 第7-8页 |
| Contents | 第8-10页 |
| Introduction | 第10-12页 |
| Chapter 1 An Introduction of Puns | 第12-30页 |
| ·Definitions of Puns | 第12-13页 |
| ·Classifications of puns | 第13-24页 |
| ·Classifications of English puns | 第14-19页 |
| ·Classifications of Chinese puns | 第19-24页 |
| ·Rhetorical Perspective | 第24-27页 |
| ·Research Review | 第24-27页 |
| ·Limitations of Rhetorical Research | 第27页 |
| ·Pragmatic Perspective | 第27-30页 |
| Chapter 2 Pragmatic Markedness Hypothesis | 第30-48页 |
| ·An Overview of Markedness Theory | 第30-32页 |
| ·Pragmatic Markedness Hypothesis | 第32-48页 |
| ·A Brief Introduction of the Hypothesis | 第32-34页 |
| ·Different Markedness Models | 第34-48页 |
| ·Relevant-Irrelevant Markedness Model | 第34-37页 |
| ·Direct-Indirect Markedness Model | 第37-40页 |
| ·Polite-Impolite Markedness Model | 第40-43页 |
| ·Cooperative-Uncooperative Markedness Model | 第43-48页 |
| Chapter 3 Puns in Pragmatic Markedness Hypothesis | 第48-74页 |
| ·Puns in Relevant-Irrelevant Markedness Model | 第48-56页 |
| ·The Contents of Relevant-Irrelevant Markedness Model | 第49页 |
| ·Examples and Interpretations | 第49-54页 |
| ·Processing Model | 第54-56页 |
| ·Puns in Direct-Indirect Markedness Model | 第56-60页 |
| ·Contents of Direct-Indirect Markedness Model | 第56页 |
| ·Examples and Interpretations | 第56-59页 |
| ·Processing Model | 第59-60页 |
| ·Puns in Polite-Impolite Markedness Model | 第60-66页 |
| ·Contents of Polite-Impolite Markedness Model | 第61页 |
| ·Examples and Interpretations | 第61-65页 |
| ·Processing Model | 第65-66页 |
| ·Puns in Cooperative-Uncooperative Markedness Model | 第66-74页 |
| ·Contents of Cooperative-Uncooperative Markedness Model | 第66-67页 |
| ·Examples and Interpretations | 第67-71页 |
| ·Processing model | 第71-74页 |
| Conclusion | 第74-78页 |
| Bibliography | 第78-79页 |
