| 摘要 | 第1-6页 |
| ABSTRACT | 第6-10页 |
| CHAPTER ONE INTRODUCTION | 第10-15页 |
| ·SIGNIFICANCE OF THE STUDY | 第10-11页 |
| ·OBJECTIVES OF THE STUDY | 第11-12页 |
| ·RESEARCH METHODOLOGY | 第12-13页 |
| ·ORGANIZATION OF THE THESIS | 第13-15页 |
| CHAPTER TWO LITERATURE REVIEW | 第15-32页 |
| ·A GENERAL REVIEW ON ENGLISH HUMOR | 第15-22页 |
| ·Definitions of Humor | 第15-16页 |
| ·Etymology of Humor & Humor-related Concepts | 第16-19页 |
| ·General Theories of Humor | 第19-22页 |
| ·Superiority/Disparagement Theories | 第20页 |
| ·Psychoanalytic Theories | 第20-21页 |
| ·Incongruity Theories | 第21-22页 |
| ·A GENERAL REVIEW OF CHINESE HUMOR | 第22-26页 |
| ·Origin of Chinese Humor | 第22-23页 |
| ·History of Chinese Humor | 第23-24页 |
| ·Chinese Humor Theories | 第24-26页 |
| ·MAJOR LINGUISTIC RESEARCH ON VERBAL HUMOR | 第26-32页 |
| ·Semantic-Script Theory of Humor(SSTH) | 第27-29页 |
| ·Pragmatics-related Theories of Verbal Humor | 第29-32页 |
| ·Verbal Humor as Violation of CP maxims | 第29-30页 |
| ·Verbal Humor as Non-bona-fide Mode of Communication | 第30-32页 |
| CHAPTER THREE A CONTRASTIVE STUDY ON ENGLISH AND CHINESE VERBAL HUMOR | 第32-51页 |
| ·VERBAL HUMOR IN A LINGUISTIC CONTEXT | 第33-41页 |
| ·English and Chinese Verbal Humor Caused by Phonological Devices | 第33-36页 |
| ·Humor Caused by Inaccurate Pronunciation | 第34-35页 |
| ·Humor Caused by Homophone | 第35-36页 |
| ·English and Chinese Verbal Humor Caused by Lexical Devices | 第36-37页 |
| ·English and Chinese Verbal Humor Caused by Semantic Ambiguity | 第37-39页 |
| ·English and Chinese Verbal Humor Caused by Syntactic Ambiguity | 第39-41页 |
| ·HUMOR UTTERANCE IN A PRAGMATICAL CONTEXT | 第41-46页 |
| ·Verbal Humor vs.Cooperative Principle | 第42页 |
| ·Sample Analysis | 第42-46页 |
| ·Violation of the Maxim of Quantity | 第43-44页 |
| ·Violation of the Maxim of Quality | 第44页 |
| ·Violation of the Maxim of Relevance | 第44-45页 |
| ·Violation of the Maxim of Manner | 第45-46页 |
| ·SUMMARY | 第46-51页 |
| ·Techniques in Humor | 第46-48页 |
| ·Functions of Verbal Humor | 第48-51页 |
| CHAPTER FOUR ANALYSIS ON BARRIERS OF HUMOR APPRECIATION | 第51-59页 |
| ·INTERLINGUAL FACTORS | 第51-53页 |
| ·IDEOGRAPHICAL VS.ALPHABETICAL | 第51-52页 |
| ·Inflectional vs.Non-inflectional | 第52-53页 |
| ·SOCIAL & CULTURAL FACTORS | 第53-59页 |
| ·Disparity in Social Structure | 第54-55页 |
| ·Disparity in Culture Value | 第55-57页 |
| ·Disparity in Philosophy of Life | 第57-59页 |
| CHAPTER FIVE CONCLUSION | 第59-62页 |
| ·MAJOR CONCLUSIONS | 第59-60页 |
| ·LIMITATIONS AND SUGGESTIONS FOR FURTHER STUDIES | 第60-62页 |
| BIBLIOGRAPHY | 第62-66页 |
| ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS | 第66页 |
