| ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS | 第1-7页 |
| 摘要 | 第7-8页 |
| ABSTRACT | 第8-11页 |
| Chapter one:Introduction | 第11-14页 |
| ·The Combination of Pragmatics and Literature | 第11-13页 |
| ·Outline of the Thesis | 第13-14页 |
| Chapter two:Previous Approaches to Puns | 第14-25页 |
| ·An Introduction of Puns | 第14-21页 |
| ·Definition of Puns | 第15-17页 |
| ·Nature of Puns | 第17-18页 |
| ·Types of Puns | 第18-21页 |
| ·Different Pragmatic Approaches to the Study of Puns | 第21-25页 |
| ·Conceptual Blending-theoretic Approach | 第22-23页 |
| ·Relevance-theoretic Approach | 第23-25页 |
| Chapter Three:The Relation between Speech Act Theory and Puns | 第25-40页 |
| ·The Philosophical Background of Speech Act Theory | 第25-36页 |
| ·Austin's Theory of Speech Acts | 第28-30页 |
| ·Searle's Indirect Speech Act Theory | 第30-34页 |
| ·Grice's Cooperative Principle | 第34-36页 |
| ·Puns and Speech Act Theory | 第36-40页 |
| ·Puns and Illocutionary Act | 第37-38页 |
| ·Puns and Indirect Speech Act | 第38-40页 |
| ·Puns and Felicity Conditions | 第40页 |
| Chapter Four:A Speech-Act Analysis of Puns in Romeo and Juliet | 第40-64页 |
| ·A Brief Summary of Romeo and Juliet | 第40-43页 |
| ·An Analysis of Puns from the Perspective of Macro Speech Act | 第43-49页 |
| ·Speech Act of Puns at Literal Level | 第44-47页 |
| ·Speech Act of Puns at Thematic Level | 第47-49页 |
| ·An Analysis of Puns from the Perspective of Micro Speech Act | 第49-64页 |
| ·Representative Speech Act in Puns | 第50-57页 |
| ·Directive Speech Act in Puns | 第57-60页 |
| ·Commissive Speech Act in Puns | 第60-62页 |
| ·Expressive Speech Act in Puns | 第62-64页 |
| Chapter Five:Conclusion | 第64-66页 |
| ·Major Findings of the Thesis | 第64-65页 |
| ·Suggestions for Further Study | 第65-66页 |
| Bibliography | 第66-69页 |
