| 中文摘要 | 第1-4页 |
| ABSTRACT | 第4-7页 |
| Chapter One Introduction | 第7-11页 |
| ·Orientation of the Study | 第7-8页 |
| ·Purpose and Significance of the Research | 第8-9页 |
| ·The Methodology of the Research | 第9页 |
| ·Main Structure of the Dissertation | 第9-11页 |
| Chapter Two Studies of Humor | 第11-19页 |
| ·The Definition of Humor and Its Classification | 第11-13页 |
| ·Humor Theories and Early Research | 第13-17页 |
| ·Traditional views of humor | 第13-15页 |
| ·Linguistic views of humor | 第15-16页 |
| ·Cognitive views of humor | 第16-17页 |
| ·Summary | 第17-19页 |
| Chapter Three Conceptual Blending Theory | 第19-31页 |
| ·Mental Space Theory | 第19-21页 |
| ·Conceptual Blending Theory | 第21-25页 |
| ·Conceptual blending network | 第21-24页 |
| ·Blending process | 第24-25页 |
| ·Vital Relations and Their Compressions | 第25-30页 |
| ·Vital relations | 第25-27页 |
| ·Compression and the governing principles | 第27-30页 |
| ·Theoretical Framework of the Study | 第30页 |
| ·Summary | 第30-31页 |
| Chapter Four Humor and Temporal Compression | 第31-48页 |
| ·Temporal Compression in the Humor of Chinese Crosstalks | 第31-46页 |
| ·The example of single-relation compression by scaling | 第34-37页 |
| ·The example of single-relation compression by syncopation | 第37-41页 |
| ·The example of compression by creation | 第41-44页 |
| ·The example of borrowing for compression | 第44-46页 |
| ·Summary | 第46-48页 |
| Chapter Five Conclusion | 第48-49页 |
| Acknowledgements | 第49-50页 |
| References | 第50-52页 |
| Appendix | 第52页 |
