| Abstract | 第1-5页 |
| 摘要 | 第5-9页 |
| Introduction | 第9-12页 |
| Chapter one The Nature of Humor | 第12-17页 |
| ·Definitions of Humor | 第12页 |
| ·Relevant Study on Humor Abroad | 第12-14页 |
| ·Superiority Theory | 第13页 |
| ·Incongruity Theory | 第13-14页 |
| ·Relief Theory | 第14页 |
| ·Relevant Study on Humor at Home | 第14-15页 |
| ·Modern Linguistic Theories of Humor | 第15-17页 |
| Chapter Two Theoretical Framework and Research Methodology | 第17-30页 |
| ·Theoretical Framework | 第17-27页 |
| ·Grice's Theory of Conversational Implicature | 第17-20页 |
| ·Limitations of Grice's Theory | 第20-21页 |
| ·Main Contents of Neo-Gricean Theory of Conversational Implicature | 第21-27页 |
| ·Research Methodology | 第27-30页 |
| ·Research Questions | 第27页 |
| ·Data Collection | 第27-29页 |
| ·Research Procedure | 第29-30页 |
| Chapter Three The Analysis of Humor from the Perspective of Neo-Gricean Theory | 第30-51页 |
| ·Humor and Levinson's Three Principles | 第30-41页 |
| ·Humor Created by Violating Quantity Principle | 第30-35页 |
| ·Humor Created by Violating Informativeness Principle | 第35-37页 |
| ·Humor Created by Violating Manner Principle | 第37-41页 |
| ·Humor and Leech's Politeness Principle | 第41-45页 |
| ·Humor Created by Abiding the Politeness Principle | 第41-42页 |
| ·Humor Created by Violating the Politeness Principle | 第42-45页 |
| ·Humor and Sperber & Wilson's Relevance Theory | 第45-51页 |
| ·Interpretation of Humor from Perspective of RT | 第45页 |
| ·Humor Created by Violating Relevance Theory | 第45-51页 |
| Chapter Four Findings and Implications | 第51-57页 |
| ·Findings | 第51页 |
| ·Implications | 第51-56页 |
| ·Implications for Cross-Culture Communication | 第51-54页 |
| ·Implication for English Teaching and Learning | 第54-56页 |
| ·Limitations and Suggestions for Further Study | 第56-57页 |
| Conclusion | 第57-59页 |
| Acknowledgements | 第59-60页 |
| Bibliography | 第60-63页 |
| Appendix | 第63-71页 |
| 攻读硕士学位期间研究成果 | 第71-72页 |
