| 摘要 | 第1-6页 |
| Abstract | 第6-10页 |
| 1 Introduction | 第10-13页 |
| ·Background of the Study | 第10-11页 |
| ·The Purpose of the Study | 第11页 |
| ·The Research Methods and Research Questions | 第11页 |
| ·The Organization of the Thesis | 第11-13页 |
| 2 Literature Review | 第13-24页 |
| ·The Traditional Humor Theories | 第13-15页 |
| ·The Semantic Study on Verbal Humor | 第15-16页 |
| ·Earlier Pragmatic Studies on Humor in Friends | 第16-20页 |
| ·Cooperative Principle and Humor in Friends | 第16-17页 |
| ·Speech Act Theory and Humor in Friends | 第17-18页 |
| ·Face-saving Act and Humor in Friends | 第18页 |
| ·Relevance Theory and Humor in Friends | 第18-20页 |
| ·Cognitive Studies on Humor | 第20-23页 |
| ·Conceptual Blending Theory and Humor | 第20-22页 |
| ·Frame Theory and Humor | 第22页 |
| ·Schema Theory and Humor | 第22-23页 |
| ·Scrip Theory and Humor | 第23页 |
| ·Summary | 第23-24页 |
| 3 Theoretical Basis | 第24-33页 |
| ·Iconicity Theory | 第24-27页 |
| ·The Definition of Iconicity | 第24-25页 |
| ·The Classifications of Iconicity | 第25页 |
| ·The Principle of Markedness Iconicity | 第25-27页 |
| ·Frame Theory | 第27-30页 |
| ·The Research Background of Frame Theory | 第27页 |
| ·Definition of Frame | 第27-28页 |
| ·The Features of Cognitive Frames | 第28-29页 |
| ·Frame and Subframe | 第29-30页 |
| ·The Complementarities of the Two Theories | 第30-31页 |
| ·The New Model of Integrating the Two Theories | 第31-33页 |
| 4 Interpreting Verbal Humor in Friends | 第33-54页 |
| ·From the Perspective of Markedness Iconicity in Interpreting Verbal Humor in Friends and the Defects | 第33-40页 |
| ·Interpreting Verbal Humor in Friends from the Perspective of Markedne Iconicity | 第33-39页 |
| ·The Defects of Markedness Iconicity in Interpreting Verbal Humor | 第39-40页 |
| ·Interpreting Verbal Humor in Friends from the Perspective of Frame Theory and the Defects | 第40-46页 |
| ·Interpreting Verbal Humor in Friends from the Perspective of Frame Theory | 第40-45页 |
| ·The Defects of Frame Theory in Interpreting Verbal Humor | 第45-46页 |
| ·Application of the New Model to the Verbal Humor Interpretation in Friends | 第46-53页 |
| ·Summary | 第53-54页 |
| 5 Conclusion and Implications | 第54-58页 |
| ·The Significant Points of the Thesis | 第54-55页 |
| ·The Limitations of the Thesis and Suggestions of Future Study | 第55页 |
| ·Implications of the Model Integrating the Two Theories | 第55-58页 |
| ·Implications to Understand Humor Better | 第55-56页 |
| ·Implications for Foreign Language Teaching and Learning | 第56-58页 |
| References | 第58-61页 |
| Acknowledgements | 第61页 |
