| Abstract | 第1-8页 |
| 摘要 | 第8-9页 |
| Introduction | 第9-10页 |
| Chapter One Literature Review | 第10-14页 |
| ·An Overview of Humor Study in China and Abroad | 第10-12页 |
| ·The Significance of the Humor Study | 第12-14页 |
| Chapter Two A Discussion of Humor and Gender | 第14-29页 |
| ·Humor | 第14-18页 |
| ·Definitions of Humor | 第14-15页 |
| ·The Theories of Humor | 第15-18页 |
| ·The Types of Humor | 第18页 |
| ·Conversational Humor | 第18-25页 |
| ·The Definition of Conversational Humor | 第19-20页 |
| ·The Strategies of Conversational Humor | 第20-25页 |
| ·The Conversational Humor Strategy and Communication | 第25页 |
| ·Gender and Language | 第25-29页 |
| ·Definitions of Gender | 第25-26页 |
| ·Gender, Language; Culture, Society | 第26-29页 |
| Chapter Three Methodology | 第29-33页 |
| ·Introduction of Friends | 第29-30页 |
| ·Research Questions | 第30页 |
| ·The Principle of Data Collection | 第30-32页 |
| ·Data Analysis | 第32-33页 |
| Chapter Four Results and Discussion | 第33-52页 |
| ·The Strategies Used in Conversational Humor by Male and Female in Mixed Gender Group | 第33-38页 |
| ·The Strategies Used in Conversational Humor by Male in Male Group | 第38-43页 |
| ·The Strategies Used in Conversational Humor by Female in Female Group | 第43-48页 |
| ·Overall Observation of Three Strategies in Conversational Humor from Gender Perspective | 第48-52页 |
| Chapter Five Implications and Limitations | 第52-54页 |
| ·Implications of the Study | 第52-53页 |
| ·Limitations | 第53-54页 |
| Conclusion | 第54-55页 |
| Bibliography | 第55-60页 |
| Acknowledgements | 第60-61页 |
| Appendix | 第61-69页 |
| Publications | 第69页 |
