| Abstract | 第1-8页 |
| 摘要 | 第8-11页 |
| Chapter One Introduction | 第11-17页 |
| ·Research Significance | 第11-13页 |
| ·Research Scope | 第13-14页 |
| ·Research Objectives and Methodology | 第14-15页 |
| ·Structure of the Thesis | 第15-17页 |
| Chapter Two Previous Explorations of Humor | 第17-43页 |
| ·Etymology of Humor and the Defining Problem | 第17-18页 |
| ·Functions of Verbal Humor | 第18-23页 |
| ·Traditional Theories on Humor | 第23-28页 |
| ·Linguistics-related Approaches to Verbal Humor | 第28-40页 |
| ·Summary | 第40-43页 |
| Chapter Three An Overview of the Studies of Presupposition | 第43-62页 |
| ·Philosophical Studies of Presupposition | 第43-45页 |
| ·A Set of Relevant Notions | 第45-48页 |
| ·Presupposition-triggers | 第48-52页 |
| ·The Cardinal Properties of Presupposition | 第52-57页 |
| ·The Pragmatic Nature of Presupposition | 第57-58页 |
| ·Studies of Presuppositions in Verbal Humor | 第58-59页 |
| ·Summary | 第59-62页 |
| Chapter Four Presuppositional Analyses of Verbal Humor in Chinese Short Comedies | 第62-79页 |
| ·Introduction to Chinese Short Comedies | 第62-63页 |
| ·Presupposition-triggers of Verbal Humor in Chinese Short Comedies | 第63-65页 |
| ·Presupposition-based Incongruities | 第65-71页 |
| ·Reasons of Presupposition-based Incongruities | 第71-76页 |
| ·Summary | 第76-79页 |
| Chapter Five Conclusion | 第79-84页 |
| ·Major Findings of the Study | 第79-81页 |
| ·Implications of the Study | 第81-82页 |
| ·Limitations of the Study | 第82页 |
| ·Suggestions for Further Studies | 第82-84页 |
| Appendix Ⅰ | 第84-85页 |
| Appendix Ⅱ | 第85-86页 |
| Appendix Ⅲ | 第86-87页 |
| Bibliography | 第87-93页 |
| Acknowledgements | 第93页 |
