| 摘要 | 第1-5页 |
| Abstract | 第5-9页 |
| Chapter One Introduction | 第9-14页 |
| ·Research Background | 第9-10页 |
| ·Description of Desperate Housewives | 第10-11页 |
| ·The Aim of the Thesis | 第11页 |
| ·Methods of Data Collection of the Thesis | 第11-12页 |
| ·The Structure of the Thesis | 第12-14页 |
| Chapter Two Literature Review | 第14-21页 |
| ·The Definition and Classification of Humor | 第14-15页 |
| ·Psychological Approach to Humor | 第15-16页 |
| ·Semantic Approach to Humor | 第16-17页 |
| ·The Semantic Script Theory of Humor | 第16-17页 |
| ·The General Theory of Verbal Humor | 第17页 |
| ·Pragmatic Approach to Humor | 第17-19页 |
| ·Other Approaches to Humor | 第19页 |
| ·Current Studies on Desperate Housewives | 第19-21页 |
| Chapter Three Theoretical Frameworks | 第21-28页 |
| ·Cooperative Principle | 第21-23页 |
| ·Speech Act Theory | 第23-24页 |
| ·Relevance Theory | 第24-28页 |
| Chapter Four Analyzing Verbal Humor in Desperate Housewives | 第28-61页 |
| ·Cooperative Principle and Verbal Humor | 第28-45页 |
| ·Verbal Humor with Untruthful Information | 第28-32页 |
| ·Verbal Humor with Inappropriate Information | 第32-36页 |
| ·Verbal Humor with Irrelevant Information | 第36-41页 |
| ·Verbal Humor with Indistinct Information | 第41-45页 |
| ·Speech Act Theory and Verbal Humor | 第45-49页 |
| ·Relevance Theory and Verbal Humor | 第49-54页 |
| ·Verbal Humor with Combination of CP, Relevance Theory and Speech Act Theory | 第54-61页 |
| Chapter Five Conclusion | 第61-63页 |
| ·Major Findings | 第61页 |
| ·Limitations and Further Suggestions | 第61-63页 |
| Bibliography | 第63-66页 |
| Papers Published During the Study for M. A. Degree | 第66-67页 |
| Acknowlegements | 第67-68页 |
