| 摘要 | 第1-8页 |
| Abstract | 第8-15页 |
| General Introduction | 第15-19页 |
| ·Object of the Research | 第15-17页 |
| ·Outline of the Thesis | 第17-19页 |
| Chapter 1 Pragmatic Analysis of Banter | 第19-54页 |
| ·Literature Review on Banter | 第19-20页 |
| ·Humor Joke and Banter | 第20-23页 |
| ·Features of Banter | 第23-26页 |
| ·Unseriousness | 第23-24页 |
| ·Incongruity | 第24-26页 |
| ·Main Devices of Banter | 第26-39页 |
| ·Literal Devices | 第26-31页 |
| ·Impolite Address Forms | 第26-28页 |
| ·Swearing and Cursing Words | 第28-29页 |
| ·Linguistic Taboos | 第29-31页 |
| ·Figurative Devices | 第31-39页 |
| ·Metaphor | 第31-33页 |
| ·Pun | 第33-36页 |
| ·Hyperbole and Understatement | 第36-39页 |
| ·Politeness Perspective of Banter | 第39-49页 |
| ·The Concept of Politeness and Impoliteness | 第39-42页 |
| ·Politeness Strategies and Impoliteness Strategies | 第42-46页 |
| ·Politeness Strategies | 第42-44页 |
| ·Impoliteness Strategies | 第44-46页 |
| ·Banter vs. Irony and Virtual Impoliteness vs. Virtual Politeness | 第46-49页 |
| ·Banter Effect and Responses to Banter | 第49-54页 |
| ·Banter Effect | 第49-51页 |
| ·Response to Banter | 第51-54页 |
| Chapter 2 Interpretative Power of Relevance Theory and Conceptual Blending Theory on Banter Interpretation | 第54-80页 |
| ·Relevance Theory | 第54-65页 |
| ·Introduction | 第54-56页 |
| ·Ostensive-Inferential Communication | 第56-58页 |
| ·Cognitive Environment and Mutual Manifestness | 第58-59页 |
| ·Relevance and Understanding | 第59-62页 |
| ·Relevance-theoretic Analysis of Banter Interpretation | 第62-65页 |
| ·Conceptual Blending Theory | 第65-80页 |
| ·Introduction | 第65-67页 |
| ·Conceptual Blending Networks | 第67-73页 |
| ·A Description of Some key Definitions | 第67-69页 |
| ·Mental Space | 第67页 |
| ·Mapping | 第67-69页 |
| ·Projection | 第69页 |
| ·The Network Model of Conceptual Blending | 第69-73页 |
| ·Conceptual Blending Theory: Wide Applications | 第73-76页 |
| ·The Explanatory Power of Conceptual Blending Theory for Banter Understanding | 第76-80页 |
| Chapter 3 Theoretic Analysis of Banter Production and Interpretation in Terms of Relevance Theory and Conceptual Blending Theory | 第80-99页 |
| ·Theoretic Analysis of Banter Production | 第80-90页 |
| ·The Role of the Banterer in Banter Communication | 第80-83页 |
| ·A Relevance-theoretic Interpretation of Banter Production | 第83-84页 |
| ·Contextual Restrictions on Banter Production | 第84-90页 |
| ·Linguistic Contextual Restriction on Banter Production | 第85-88页 |
| ·Non-Linguistic Contextual Restriction on Banter Production | 第88-90页 |
| ·Theoretic Analysis of Banter Interpretation Based on the Integration of Relevance Theory and Concept Blending Theory | 第90-99页 |
| ·The Complementarities Between Relevance Theory and Conceptual Blending Theory | 第90-92页 |
| ·A Model for Successful Banter Interpretation Based on the Integration of Relevance Theory and Conceptual Blending Theory | 第92-96页 |
| ·A Model for Unsuccessful Banter Interpretation Based on the Integration of Relevance Theory and Conceptual Blending Theory | 第96-99页 |
| Conclusion | 第99-102页 |
| Major Findings | 第99-101页 |
| Limitations and Suggestions for Future Research | 第101-102页 |
| Bibliography | 第102-106页 |
| Acknowledgements | 第106-107页 |
| Appendix A (English translations of Chinese data) | 第107-111页 |
| Appendix B（攻读学位期间发表论文目录） | 第111页 |
