| ABSTRACT | 第1-6页 |
| 摘要 | 第6-11页 |
| Chapter 1 Introduction | 第11-17页 |
| ·Purpose of Thesis | 第12页 |
| ·Scope of Thesis | 第12页 |
| ·Research Question and Significance | 第12-13页 |
| ·Methodology and Data Source | 第13-14页 |
| ·Structure of Thesis | 第14-17页 |
| Chapter 2 Literature Review | 第17-27页 |
| ·Definition of Humor | 第17-18页 |
| ·Classification of Humor | 第18-20页 |
| ·Functions of Humor | 第20-21页 |
| ·Humor as Relaxation and Enjoyment | 第20页 |
| ·Humor as Art | 第20页 |
| ·Humor as a Double-Edged Sword | 第20-21页 |
| ·Classical Theories of Humor | 第21-27页 |
| ·Superiority Theory | 第21-22页 |
| ·Release Theory | 第22页 |
| ·Incongruity Theory | 第22-25页 |
| ·Chinese Humor Theories | 第25-27页 |
| Chapter 3 Humor Differences between English and Chinese | 第27-35页 |
| ·Linguistic Humor | 第27-31页 |
| ·Phonetic Humor | 第27-29页 |
| ·Semantic Humor | 第29-31页 |
| ·Cultural Humor | 第31-35页 |
| Chapter 4 Relevance-Theoretic Study of Humor Translation | 第35-67页 |
| ·Relevance Theory | 第35-40页 |
| ·Context and Contextual Effect | 第35-37页 |
| ·Relevance | 第37-38页 |
| ·Maximal Relevance and Optimal Relevance | 第38-40页 |
| ·Ostensive-inferential Communication | 第40页 |
| ·RT and Humor Understanding | 第40-45页 |
| ·Source of Humor | 第40-42页 |
| ·Humor Understanding under the Guidance of RT | 第42-45页 |
| ·Relevance Theory and Humor Translation | 第45-54页 |
| ·Humor Translation as a Double Ostensive-inferential Communication | 第45-48页 |
| ·Humor Translation as Inter-lingual Interpretive Resemblance | 第48-50页 |
| ·Humor Translation as a Dynamic Inference | 第50-52页 |
| ·Humor Translation as a Brainstorming Process | 第52-54页 |
| ·Translatability | 第54-58页 |
| ·Translatability of the Translatable Humor | 第55页 |
| ·Translatability of the Untranslatable Humor | 第55-58页 |
| ·Methods in Humor Translation | 第58-67页 |
| ·Literal Translation | 第58-59页 |
| ·Supplementation | 第59-61页 |
| ·Substitution | 第61页 |
| ·Analogy | 第61-63页 |
| ·Coincidence | 第63页 |
| ·Approach to Emergency | 第63-67页 |
| Chapter 5 Major Findings | 第67-71页 |
| ·Findings concerning Relevance Theory | 第67页 |
| ·Findings concerning Humor | 第67-68页 |
| ·Findings concerning Language Learning and Teaching | 第68-69页 |
| ·Limitations of the Study and Suggestions for Further Research | 第69-71页 |
| Chapter 6 Conclusion | 第71-73页 |
| BIBLIOGRAPHY | 第73-77页 |
| ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS | 第77-79页 |
| PUBLISHED PAPERS | 第79页 |
