| 摘要 | 第1-6页 |
| Abstract | 第6-10页 |
| Chapter One Introduction | 第10-15页 |
| ·Background of the Study | 第10-11页 |
| ·Research Objectives and Significance | 第11-12页 |
| ·Theoretical Framework of the Research | 第12-13页 |
| ·Research Method and Data of Resources | 第13页 |
| ·Layout of the Paper | 第13-15页 |
| Chapter Two Literature Review | 第15-33页 |
| ·Definition of Pun | 第15-19页 |
| ·Classification of Pun | 第19-21页 |
| ·Homonyms | 第19-20页 |
| ·Homophones | 第20-21页 |
| ·Homographs | 第21页 |
| ·Approaches to the Study of Pun | 第21-31页 |
| ·A Rhetorical Approach | 第21-23页 |
| ·A Semantic Approach | 第23-26页 |
| ·The Pragmatic Approach | 第26-30页 |
| ·A Cognitive Approach | 第30-31页 |
| ·Summary | 第31-33页 |
| Chapter Three Adaptation-Relevance Theory | 第33-51页 |
| ·The Foundation of Adaptation-Relevance Theory | 第33-41页 |
| ·Sperbr and Wilson's Relevance Theory | 第33-35页 |
| ·Verschueren's Adaptation Theory | 第35-40页 |
| ·Concluding Remarks | 第40-41页 |
| ·Adaptation-Relevance Framework | 第41-50页 |
| ·The Relevance-Adaptation Theory by Yang Ping | 第41-43页 |
| ·The Adaptation-Relevance Theory by Ran Yongping | 第43-50页 |
| ·Summary | 第50-51页 |
| Chapter Four The Adaptation-Relevance Approach to Pun | 第51-67页 |
| ·Pun as a Process of Relevance-Orientation | 第51-53页 |
| ·Pun as a Process of Participation of Contextual Presumption | 第53-55页 |
| ·Pun as a Process of Adaptation | 第55-60页 |
| ·The Adaptation to the Mental World | 第55-57页 |
| ·The Adaptation to the Social World | 第57-58页 |
| ·The Adaptation to the Physical World | 第58-60页 |
| ·The Adaptation to the Linguistic World | 第60页 |
| ·Pun as a Process of Choose-making Based on Relevance | 第60-62页 |
| ·Pun as a Process of Strategy-choosing | 第62-66页 |
| ·Using Pun to Retort Decently | 第62-63页 |
| ·Using Pun to Bitterly Satire | 第63页 |
| ·Using Pun to Tactfully Change Subject | 第63-64页 |
| ·Using Pun to Express Ideas Euphemistically | 第64-65页 |
| ·Using Pun to Attract Attention | 第65-66页 |
| ·Summary | 第66-67页 |
| Chapter Five Conclusion | 第67-70页 |
| ·The Major Findings of the Study | 第67-68页 |
| ·Research Limitations | 第68-69页 |
| ·Suggestions for the Further Study | 第69-70页 |
| Acknowledgements | 第70-71页 |
| Bibliography | 第71-74页 |
| List of Academic Accomplishments Related to the M.A. Dissertation during Schooldays | 第74页 |
