| ABSTRACT | 第2页 |
| 摘要 | 第3-6页 |
| List of Figures | 第6-7页 |
| List of Tables | 第7-8页 |
| Chapter One Introduction | 第8-13页 |
| 1.1 The Background of the Study | 第8-10页 |
| 1.2 The Purpose and Significance of the Study | 第10-11页 |
| 1.3 The Organization of the Paper | 第11-13页 |
| Chapter Two Literature Review | 第13-23页 |
| 2.1 The Review of American Sitcom Humor | 第13-15页 |
| 2.1.1 Concept of Humor | 第13-14页 |
| 2.1.2 American Sitcom Humor Connotation | 第14-15页 |
| 2.2 The Review of Conceptual Blending Theory | 第15-18页 |
| 2.2.1 The Definition and Application of CBT | 第16-17页 |
| 2.2.2 Developing History of CBT | 第17-18页 |
| 2.3 Blending Humors in the Context of Multimodality | 第18-21页 |
| 2.3.1 The Definition of Multimodality | 第18-19页 |
| 2.3.2 The Blending of Situational Modalities | 第19-20页 |
| 2.3.3 The Blending of Situational Modality and Verbal Modality | 第20页 |
| 2.3.4 The Blending of Situational Modality and Sound Modality | 第20-21页 |
| 2.4 Summary | 第21-23页 |
| Chapter Three A Survey of Sitcom Humors'Multimodal Integration by ChineseCognitive Subjects | 第23-36页 |
| 3.1 Chinese Subject of American Sitcoms | 第23页 |
| 3.2 The Result of the Survey | 第23-35页 |
| 3.2.1 The Importance of Situational Modality in Humor Blending | 第26-28页 |
| 3.2.2 Verbal Modality's Combination with Situational and Sound Modalities to Create Humor Effect | 第28-33页 |
| 3.2.3 The Integration of All the Modalities with a Special Rare Sound Modality Blending | 第33-35页 |
| 3.3 Summary | 第35-36页 |
| Chapter Four Interpretation of Multimodal Humors in Two Broke Girls | 第36-61页 |
| 4.1 Blending Different Humor Modalities in Two Broke Girls | 第36-60页 |
| 4.1.1 The Blending of Humors in Verbal Modality | 第39-45页 |
| 4.1.2 The Blending of Situational Modalities | 第45-49页 |
| 4.1.3 The Blending of Situational Modality and Verbal Modality | 第49-55页 |
| 4.1.4 The Blending of Situational Modality and Sound Modality | 第55-60页 |
| 4.2 Summary | 第60-61页 |
| Chapter Five Conclusion | 第61-65页 |
| 5.1 Main Findings | 第61-62页 |
| 5.2 Implications for Cross-cultural Communication | 第62-63页 |
| 5.3 Limitation and Suggestions of the Study | 第63-65页 |
| Bibliography | 第65-70页 |
| Appendix 1 | 第70-72页 |
| Acknowledgments | 第72-74页 |
