| 摘要 | 第1-5页 |
| Abstract | 第5-9页 |
| Chapter 1 Introduction | 第9-13页 |
| ·Background of the Study | 第9-10页 |
| ·Significance and Objective of the Study | 第10-11页 |
| ·Research Methodology and Data Collection | 第11-12页 |
| ·Structure of the Thesis | 第12-13页 |
| Chapter 2 Literature Review | 第13-30页 |
| ·Previous Studies on Humor | 第13-20页 |
| ·Definition of Humor | 第13-14页 |
| ·Classification of Humor | 第14-15页 |
| ·Three Conventional Theories of Humor | 第15-18页 |
| ·Contemporary Linguistic Theories of Humor | 第18-20页 |
| ·Previous Studies on Presupposition | 第20-27页 |
| ·Definition and Development of Presupposition | 第20-22页 |
| ·Two Approaches to Presupposition | 第22-24页 |
| ·Presupposition Triggers | 第24-27页 |
| ·Previous Studies on the Sitcom The Big Bang Theory | 第27-28页 |
| ·Summary | 第28-30页 |
| Chapter 3 Theoretical Framework | 第30-36页 |
| ·Definition of Pragmatic Presupposition | 第30-31页 |
| ·Properties of Pragmatic Presupposition | 第31-34页 |
| ·Mutual Knowledge | 第31-32页 |
| ·Appropriateness | 第32-33页 |
| ·Defeasibility | 第33页 |
| ·Additivity | 第33-34页 |
| ·Functions of Pragmatic Presupposition | 第34-35页 |
| ·Summary | 第35-36页 |
| Chapter 4 Analysis on the Production Mechanism of Humor in The Big Bang Theory Based on Pragmatic Presupposition Theory | 第36-60页 |
| ·Violating the Mutual Knowledge of Presupposition | 第36-42页 |
| ·Lack of the Mutual Knowledge | 第38-40页 |
| ·Cancelling the Mutual Knowledge Intentionally | 第40-42页 |
| ·Cancelling the Appropriateness of Presupposition | 第42-47页 |
| ·Cancelling the Appropriateness Accidentally | 第43-45页 |
| ·Cancelling the Appropriateness Intentionally | 第45-47页 |
| ·Using the Defeasibility of Presupposition | 第47-58页 |
| ·Presupposition Cancelled by Linguistic Factors | 第48-53页 |
| ·Intra-sentential Context | 第49-50页 |
| ·Discourse Context | 第50-52页 |
| ·Construction of Reduetio Arguments | 第52-53页 |
| ·Presupposition Cancelled by Non-linguistic Factors | 第53-58页 |
| ·Common Knowledge | 第53-55页 |
| ·Background Knowledge | 第55-56页 |
| ·Body Language | 第56-58页 |
| ·Using the Additivity of Presupposition | 第58-59页 |
| ·Summary | 第59-60页 |
| Chapter 5 Conclusion | 第60-63页 |
| ·Findings of the Thesis | 第60-61页 |
| ·Implications | 第61页 |
| ·Limitations and Suggestions for Future Studies | 第61-63页 |
| Bibliography | 第63-66页 |
| 发表论文和参加科研情况说明 | 第66-67页 |
| Acknowledgements | 第67-69页 |
