| 摘要 | 第1-5页 |
| Abstract | 第5-9页 |
| Chapter 1 Introduction | 第9-13页 |
| ·Objective and Significance of the Research | 第9-10页 |
| ·A General Introduction of the Corpus | 第10-12页 |
| ·The Overall Structure of the Thesis | 第12-13页 |
| Chapter 2 Previous Studies | 第13-18页 |
| ·Humor Studies Abroad | 第13-14页 |
| ·Humor Studies at Home | 第14-16页 |
| ·Humor Studies on the Big Bang Theory | 第16-17页 |
| ·Summary | 第17-18页 |
| Chapter 3 Research Methodology | 第18-28页 |
| ·Theoretical Framework | 第18-26页 |
| ·Speech Act Theory | 第18-22页 |
| ·Definition of Humorous Speech Act | 第22-24页 |
| ·Classifications of Humorous Speech Acts in the Big Bang Theory | 第24-26页 |
| ·Research Issues | 第26页 |
| ·Research Design | 第26-28页 |
| Chapter 4 Analysis on Humorous Speech Acts in the Big Bang Theory | 第28-59页 |
| ·Humor Achieved by Linguistic Means | 第29-54页 |
| ·Phonological Means | 第30-36页 |
| ·Lexical Means | 第36-39页 |
| ·Semantic Means | 第39-42页 |
| ·Rhetorical Means | 第42-54页 |
| ·Humor Achieved by Communicative Rules | 第54-55页 |
| ·Humor Achieved by Breaking Logical Rules | 第55-57页 |
| ·Humor Affected by Cultural Context | 第57-59页 |
| Chapter 5 Conclusion | 第59-65页 |
| ·Major findings | 第59-62页 |
| ·Linguistic Features of English Humor | 第59-60页 |
| ·Western Values Rooted in Humorous Speech Acts | 第60-61页 |
| ·Excellent Playwriting of the Comedy | 第61-62页 |
| ·Implications of the Present Study | 第62-63页 |
| ·Implication for English learning and teaching | 第62-63页 |
| ·Implication for Cross—Cultural Communication | 第63页 |
| ·Limitation of the Study and Suggestions for Future Research | 第63-65页 |
| Bibliography | 第65-70页 |
| Papers Published During the Study for M. A. Degree | 第70-71页 |
| Acknowledgement | 第71-72页 |
