| 摘要 | 第4-6页 |
| Abstract | 第6-7页 |
| Chapter 1 Introduction | 第10-17页 |
| 1.1 Background of the Study | 第10-11页 |
| 1.2 The Purpose and Significance of the Research | 第11-13页 |
| 1.3 Research Questions | 第13页 |
| 1.4 Research Method | 第13-15页 |
| 1.5 The Organization of the Thesis | 第15-17页 |
| Chapter 2 Literature Review | 第17-32页 |
| 2.1 An Overview of Comic Sketches | 第17-19页 |
| 2.2 An overview of Humor | 第19-26页 |
| 2.2.1 Notions of Humor | 第19-20页 |
| 2.2.2 Classification of Humor | 第20-22页 |
| 2.2.3 Functions of Humor | 第22-23页 |
| 2.2.4 Humor Studies Abroad | 第23-25页 |
| 2.2.5 Domestic Studies on Humor | 第25-26页 |
| 2.3 Humor in Comic Sketches | 第26-30页 |
| 2.3.1 Co-existence of Comic Sketches and Humor | 第26-27页 |
| 2.3.2 Situational Humor in Comic Sketches | 第27页 |
| 2.3.3 Verbal Humor in Comic Sketches | 第27-30页 |
| 2.4 A Review of Studies on Zhao Benshan’s Comic Sketches | 第30-32页 |
| Chapter 3 Theoretical Framework | 第32-41页 |
| 3.1 Brown and Levinson’s Face Theory | 第32-35页 |
| 3.1.1 Concept of “Face” | 第32-33页 |
| 3.1.2 Positive Face and Negative Face | 第33页 |
| 3.1.3 Face-threatening Acts | 第33-34页 |
| 3.1.4 Factors Evaluating FTAs | 第34-35页 |
| 3.2 Chinese Studies of Face | 第35-37页 |
| 3.2.1 The Moral Face and Social Face | 第35-36页 |
| 3.2.2 Properties of Face | 第36-37页 |
| 3.3 The Setup-Incongruity-Resolution Model | 第37-41页 |
| Chapter 4 The Analysis of Humor in Zhao’s Comic Sketches from Face Theory | 第41-61页 |
| 4.1 A brief Introduction to Zhao Benshan and His Comic Sketches | 第41-43页 |
| 4.2 Delimitation of Humor in Zhao Benshan’s Comic Sketches | 第43-46页 |
| 4.3 Face Threatening and Humor Production in Zhao Benshan’s Sketches | 第46-56页 |
| 4.3.1 Humor Generated by Threatening Positive Face | 第47-51页 |
| 4.3.2 Humor Generated by Threatening Negative Face | 第51-54页 |
| 4.3.3 Exceptional Cases | 第54-56页 |
| 4.4 Humor Mechanism in Zhao Benshan’s Comic Sketches | 第56-61页 |
| Chapter 5 Face Phenomena Reflected in Zhao’s Comic Sketches | 第61-70页 |
| 5.1 Criticized Chinese Face Work Reflected in Zhao Benshan’s Comic Sketches | 第62-68页 |
| 5.1.1 Perfunctory and Formalistic Face Work | 第62-64页 |
| 5.1.2 The Overvalue of the Fame and Gain for Face Obtaining | 第64-66页 |
| 5.1.3 Face, Favoritism and Relations | 第66-68页 |
| 5.2 Face and Relative Power | 第68-70页 |
| Chapter 6 Conclusion | 第70-72页 |
| 6.1 Summary of the Study | 第70-71页 |
| 6.2 Limitations and Suggestions for Further Studies | 第71-72页 |
| Acknowledgement | 第72-73页 |
| Bibliography | 第73-76页 |
| 攻读学位期间发表学术论文目录 | 第76-77页 |
