| 摘要 | 第1-5页 |
| Abstract | 第5-7页 |
| Contents | 第7-9页 |
| Chapter One Introduction | 第9-13页 |
| ·Purpose and research significance | 第9-11页 |
| ·Research method and data collection | 第11页 |
| ·Organization of the thesis | 第11-13页 |
| Chapter Two Literature Review | 第13-22页 |
| ·Humor | 第13-15页 |
| ·Definition | 第13-14页 |
| ·Classification | 第14-15页 |
| ·Classical theories of humor | 第15-17页 |
| ·Incongruity Theory | 第15-16页 |
| ·Disparagement Theory | 第16页 |
| ·Relief Theory | 第16-17页 |
| ·Pragmatic studies on verbal humor | 第17-19页 |
| ·Researches on talk show | 第19-22页 |
| ·Development of talk show | 第19-20页 |
| ·Related studies on talk show | 第20-22页 |
| Chapter Three An Overview on Presupposition | 第22-32页 |
| ·Philosophical origin of presupposition | 第22-23页 |
| ·Semantic presupposition | 第23-25页 |
| ·Definition of semantic presupposition | 第23-24页 |
| ·Presupposition triggers | 第24-25页 |
| ·Pragmatic presupposition | 第25-30页 |
| ·Various views | 第25-27页 |
| ·Context in pragmatic presupposition | 第27-28页 |
| ·Major features | 第28-30页 |
| ·Differences between semantic and pragmatic presupposition | 第30-32页 |
| Chapter Four Presupposition-propelled Verbal Humor in More Happiness from More Talks | 第32-53页 |
| ·Introduction to MHFMT | 第32-34页 |
| ·Speaker’s strategic manipulations of pragmatic presupposition | 第34-41页 |
| ·Humor by application of sham presupposition | 第34-38页 |
| ·Humor by cancellation of presupposition | 第38-40页 |
| ·Humor by preservation of presupposition | 第40-41页 |
| ·Hearer’s strategic manipulations of pragmatic presupposition | 第41-48页 |
| ·Humor by misapprehension of speaker’s presupposition | 第41-43页 |
| ·Humor by distortion of speaker’s presupposition | 第43-46页 |
| ·Humor by cancellation of speaker’s presupposition | 第46-48页 |
| ·Presupposition-elicited incongruities in MHFMT | 第48-53页 |
| ·Incongruity by presupposition contradictory to the following utterance | 第48-49页 |
| ·Incongruity by presupposition contradictory to common sense | 第49-51页 |
| ·Incongruity by presupposition contradictory to speaker’s intention | 第51-53页 |
| Chapter Five Conclusion | 第53-55页 |
| Bibliography | 第55-59页 |
| 功读硕士学位期间学术论文及科研情况 | 第59-60页 |
| Acknowledgements | 第60-61页 |
