| 摘要 | 第1-6页 |
| Abstract | 第6-11页 |
| Chapter One Introduction | 第11-16页 |
| ·Research Background | 第11-12页 |
| ·The Purpose and Significance of This Thesis | 第12-14页 |
| ·The Purpose | 第12-13页 |
| ·The Significance | 第13-14页 |
| ·Research Questions | 第14-15页 |
| ·Data Collection and Research Methodology | 第15-16页 |
| ·Data Collection | 第15页 |
| ·Methodology | 第15-16页 |
| Chapter Two Literature Review | 第16-30页 |
| ·The Definition of Humor | 第16-18页 |
| ·The Origin and Development of Humor | 第18-22页 |
| ·The Origin and Development of English Humor | 第18-20页 |
| ·The Origin and Development of Chinese Humor | 第20-22页 |
| ·Classifications and Functions of Humor | 第22-26页 |
| ·Classifications of Humor | 第22-24页 |
| ·Functions of Humor | 第24-26页 |
| ·Humor Research at Home and Abroad | 第26-30页 |
| ·Humor Research Abroad | 第26-27页 |
| ·Humor Research at Home | 第27-28页 |
| ·Comparison between English and Chinese Humors | 第28-30页 |
| Chapter Three Theoretical Framework | 第30-46页 |
| ·Meme and Memetics | 第30-37页 |
| ·The Origin and Definition of Meme | 第30-32页 |
| ·Three Features of Successful Memes | 第32-33页 |
| ·Four Stages of the Replication of Meme | 第33-35页 |
| ·Memetic Research at Home and Abroad | 第35-37页 |
| ·Language Meme | 第37-46页 |
| ·The Relationship between Language and Meme | 第37-39页 |
| ·Reflections of Language Meme Transmission in Natural Language | 第39-41页 |
| ·Ways of Replication and Transmission for Language Memes | 第41-46页 |
| Chapter Four The Transmission of Verbal Humor Memes in Friends andMy Own Swordsman | 第46-54页 |
| ·Verbal Humor Meme by Borrowing an Existing Meme | 第46-50页 |
| ·Direct Verbal Humor Meme | 第47-49页 |
| ·Contextual Verbal Humor Meme | 第49-50页 |
| ·Verbal Humor Meme by Adapting an Existing Meme | 第50-52页 |
| ·Verbal Humor Meme by Creating a New Meme | 第52-54页 |
| Chapter Five The Comparison between English and Chinese VerbalHumor Memes in Friends and My Own Swordsman | 第54-67页 |
| ·The similarities between English humor and Chinese Humor | 第54-58页 |
| ·Similarity in Function | 第54-56页 |
| ·Similarity in Technique | 第56-58页 |
| ·The Differences between English Humors and Chinese Humors | 第58-67页 |
| ·Difference in Topic | 第58-62页 |
| ·Difference in Mocking Target | 第62-63页 |
| ·Difference in Cultural Background | 第63-67页 |
| Chapter Six Conclusion | 第67-70页 |
| Bibliography | 第70-72页 |
| Acknowledgements | 第72-73页 |
| 个人简历 | 第73页 |
