| 摘要 | 第1-5页 |
| ABSTRACT | 第5-9页 |
| Chapter One Introduction | 第9-12页 |
| ·Background of the Study | 第9-10页 |
| ·Purpose of the Study | 第10-11页 |
| ·Structure of the Thesis | 第11-12页 |
| Chapter Two Literature Review | 第12-21页 |
| ·Definition of Humor | 第12-13页 |
| ·Previous Studies on Humor | 第13-17页 |
| ·Traditional Studies on Humor | 第13-15页 |
| ·Linguistic Studies on Humor | 第15-16页 |
| ·Pragmatic Studies on Humor | 第16-17页 |
| ·Cooperative Principle and Humor Study | 第16-17页 |
| ·Relevance Theory and Humor Study | 第17页 |
| ·Sitcom | 第17-21页 |
| ·Introduction of Sitcom | 第17-18页 |
| ·Introduction of Friends | 第18-21页 |
| Chapter Three Pragmatic Analysis of Humor | 第21-51页 |
| ·Analysis of Humor Based on Cooperative Principle | 第21-35页 |
| ·Cooperative Principle | 第21-23页 |
| ·Violation of Four Maxims Leading to Humorous Effect | 第23-35页 |
| ·Humor Produced by Violating Maxim of Quantity | 第24-26页 |
| ·Humor Produced by Violating Maxim of Quality | 第26-30页 |
| ·Humor Produced by Violating Maxim of Relation | 第30-32页 |
| ·Humor Produced by Violating Maxim of Manner | 第32-35页 |
| ·Analysis of Humor Based on Relevance Theory | 第35-46页 |
| ·Relevance Theory | 第35-39页 |
| ·Ostensive-Inferential Communication | 第35-36页 |
| ·Cognitive Context | 第36-38页 |
| ·Principles ofRelevance | 第38-39页 |
| ·Case Study OfHumor Based on Relevance Theory | 第39-46页 |
| ·Humor and Ostensive-Inferential Communication | 第39-40页 |
| ·Humor and Principles of Relevance | 第40-45页 |
| ·Humor and Context | 第45-46页 |
| ·Contrastive Analysis of Humor from Two Perspectives | 第46-51页 |
| ·Comparison of Cooperative Principle and Relevance Theory | 第46-47页 |
| ·Differences in Interpretation of Verbal Humor | 第47-51页 |
| ·Generating Mechanism | 第47-48页 |
| ·Interpretation of Rhetorical Devices | 第48-51页 |
| Chapter Four Conclusion | 第51-54页 |
| ·Findings | 第51-53页 |
| ·Limitations and Suggestions for Future Research | 第53-54页 |
| Bibliography | 第54-56页 |
| Acknowledgements | 第56页 |
