| Abstract | 第1-6页 |
| 摘要 | 第6-11页 |
| Chapter 1 Introduction | 第11-15页 |
| Chapter 2 General Introduction of Humor and Relevent Theories | 第15-34页 |
| ·What Is Humor | 第15-17页 |
| ·Features of Humor | 第17-18页 |
| ·Concise and Implicative | 第17页 |
| ·Inharmonious | 第17-18页 |
| ·Unexpected | 第18页 |
| ·Unconventional | 第18页 |
| ·How to Achieve Humorous Effects | 第18-20页 |
| ·Three Prominent Traditional Theories on Humor Appreciation | 第20-23页 |
| ·Superiority Theory | 第20-21页 |
| ·Incongruity-Resolution Theory | 第21-22页 |
| ·Relief Theory | 第22-23页 |
| ·Linguistic Theories of Humor from the Cognitive Perspectivet | 第23-34页 |
| ·Semantic Script Theory of Humor | 第23-25页 |
| ·General Theory of Verbal Humor | 第25-27页 |
| ·Marked Informativeness and Optimal Innovation | 第27-29页 |
| ·Main Features of Cogntive Linguistics on Humor Studies | 第29-34页 |
| Chapter 3 Conceptual Blending Theory in Verbal Humor Interpretation | 第34-59页 |
| ·Introduction of Conceptual Blending Theory | 第34-42页 |
| ·The Premises to Achieve Blending between Mental Spaces | 第35-39页 |
| ·Conceptual Blending Network | 第39-41页 |
| ·Six Optimality Principles | 第41-42页 |
| ·Interpretation of Verbal Humor from CBT Perspective | 第42-59页 |
| ·Blending Process in Verbal Humor Interpretation | 第43-46页 |
| ·Metonymic Blending in Verbal Humor Interpretation | 第46-49页 |
| ·Formalization of Verbal Humor Interpretation by Conceptual Bleong Networks | 第49-59页 |
| Chapter 4 Relecance Theory and Verbal Humor Production and Interpretation | 第59-95页 |
| ·Inroduction of the Relevance Theory | 第60-68页 |
| ·Relevance in the Relevance Theory | 第63-65页 |
| ·Principles and Presumptions of Relevance | 第65-66页 |
| ·Context in the Relevance Theory | 第66-68页 |
| ·The Relevance Theory in Verbal Humor Production | 第68-87页 |
| ·Unconsciously Made Humor and Consciously Made Humor | 第69-73页 |
| ·Humorous Effects Created by Extra Processin Effort Made in Achieving Real Optimal Relevance | 第73-75页 |
| ·Humorous Effects Created through Different Expectations of Optimal Relevance between Communicators | 第75-77页 |
| ·Verbal Humor Generated from the Gap between Maximal Relevance and Optimal Relevance | 第77-82页 |
| ·Cogntive Context and Verbal Humor Production | 第82-87页 |
| ·The Relevance Theory and Verbal Humor Interpretation | 第87-95页 |
| ·Cognitive Context and the Comprehension of Verbal Humor’s Semantic Meaning | 第88-91页 |
| ·The Influence of Cogntive Context on Verbal Humor Inference | 第91-94页 |
| ·Cogntive Context and Comprehension of Verbal Humor’s Implications | 第94-95页 |
| Chapter 5 Newly-developed CBT and RT in Verbal Humor Interpretation | 第95-111页 |
| ·Insufficiencies of CBT and RT in Verbal Humor Interpretation | 第95-97页 |
| ·New Development of CBT in Verbal Humor Interpretation | 第97-100页 |
| ·The Optimal Relevance in Verbal Humor Interpretation Deducted by CBT | 第100-106页 |
| ·The Combination of CBT and RT in Verbal Humor Interpretation | 第106-111页 |
| Chapter 6 The Use of Humor in Education | 第111-121页 |
| ·Educational Functions of Humor | 第111-114页 |
| ·The Necessity of Humor in Classroom | 第114-117页 |
| ·Guidelines for Using Verbal Humor in the Classroom | 第117-121页 |
| Chapter 7 Conclusions | 第121-123页 |
| Bibliography | 第123-130页 |
| Acknowledgements | 第130-131页 |
| Resume | 第131页 |
