| Acknowledgements | 第1-4页 |
| Abstract in Chinese | 第4-7页 |
| Abstract in English | 第7-12页 |
| 1． Introduction | 第12-13页 |
| 2． Definition and Classification of Puns | 第13-17页 |
| 3． Rhetoric Function of Puns | 第17-26页 |
| 3．1 Persuasive Effect | 第17-19页 |
| 3．2 Humorous and Satiric Effect | 第19-23页 |
| 3．3 Thought-provoking Effect | 第23-26页 |
| 4． Sociosemiotic Approach to Translation of Puns | 第26-42页 |
| 4．1 Semiotics, Sociosemiotics and Sociosemiotic Approach to Translation | 第26-29页 |
| 4．2 Factors that Affect the Translation of Puns | 第29-42页 |
| 4．2．1 Culture and Language | 第29-34页 |
| 4．2．2 Context | 第34-42页 |
| 4．2．2．1 Linguistic Context | 第34-40页 |
| 4．2．2．2 Nonlinguistic Context | 第40-42页 |
| 5． Translation of Puns | 第42-61页 |
| 5．1 Translatability of Puns | 第42页 |
| 5．2 Criteria of Translating Puns | 第42-44页 |
| 5．3 Embodiment of the Linguistic Meaning of Puns | 第44-52页 |
| 5．3．1 Embodiment of the Linguistic Meaning of Puns | 第45-49页 |
| 5．3．2 Compensation for the Linguistic Meaning of Puns | 第49-52页 |
| 5．4 Conveyance of Referential Meaning and/or Pragmatic Meaning in Puns | 第52-57页 |
| 5．5 Use of Footnotes | 第57-61页 |
| 6． Conclusion | 第61-62页 |
| Bibliography | 第62-64页 |
