| Acknowledgements | 第1-5页 |
| 摘要 | 第5-7页 |
| ABSTRACT | 第7-9页 |
| Table of Contents | 第9-12页 |
| List of Tables and Figures | 第12-13页 |
| List of Abbreviations | 第13-14页 |
| Chapter One Introduction | 第14-18页 |
| ·Research Background | 第14-15页 |
| ·Research Significance | 第15页 |
| ·Research Objectives | 第15-16页 |
| ·Organization of the Thesis | 第16-18页 |
| Chapter Two Literature Review | 第18-28页 |
| ·Definitions of the Related Terms | 第18-20页 |
| ·Definitions of humor | 第18-20页 |
| ·Definitions of situation comedy | 第20页 |
| ·A Brief Introduction to the Big Bang Theory | 第20-21页 |
| ·A Survey of Theories Concerning the Present Reserch | 第21-23页 |
| ·Cooperative Principle | 第22页 |
| ·Rhetorical devices | 第22-23页 |
| ·Studies of Humor Abroad and at Home | 第23-27页 |
| ·Survey of studies of humor abroad | 第23-26页 |
| ·Retrospect of studies of humor at home | 第26-27页 |
| ·Summary | 第27-28页 |
| Chapter Three Research Design | 第28-32页 |
| ·Research Questions | 第28页 |
| ·Data Collection | 第28-29页 |
| ·Research Methodology and Procedures | 第29页 |
| ·Summary | 第29-32页 |
| Chapter Four Results Presentation and Discussion | 第32-54页 |
| ·The Statistics and Percentage of Four Maxims of CP in TBBT | 第32-33页 |
| ·Violation of the Maxim of Quantity | 第33-40页 |
| ·The analysis of the violation of the maxim of Quantity | 第33-39页 |
| ·The statistics of the violation of the maxim of Quantity | 第39-40页 |
| ·Summary | 第40页 |
| ·Violation of the Maxim of Quality | 第40-45页 |
| ·The analysis of the violation of the maxim of Quality | 第41-43页 |
| ·The statistics of the violation of the maxim of quality | 第43-45页 |
| ·Summary | 第45页 |
| ·Violation of the Maxim of Manner | 第45-48页 |
| ·The analysis of the violation of the maxim of Manner | 第45-47页 |
| ·The statistics of the violation of the maxim of Manner | 第47-48页 |
| ·Summary | 第48页 |
| ·Violation of the maxim of Relevance | 第48-52页 |
| ·The analysis of the violation of the maxim of Relevance | 第49-50页 |
| ·The statistics of the violation of the maxim of Relevance | 第50-51页 |
| ·Summary | 第51-52页 |
| ·The Analysis of Rhetorical Devices in TBBT | 第52-53页 |
| ·Summary | 第53-54页 |
| Chapter Five Conclusion | 第54-58页 |
| ·The Major Findings of the Present Research | 第54-55页 |
| ·Implications of the Present Research | 第55页 |
| ·Limitations of the Present Research | 第55-56页 |
| ·Suggestions for Future Research | 第56页 |
| ·Summary | 第56-58页 |
| Bibliography | 第58-60页 |
| Appendix | 第60-76页 |
| 攻读学位期间发表的学术论文目录 | 第76-77页 |
