| Acknowledgements | 第1-5页 |
| Abstract | 第5-8页 |
| 摘要 | 第8-10页 |
| Contents | 第10-12页 |
| Chapter One Introduction | 第12-15页 |
| ·Rationale of the Study | 第12-13页 |
| ·Purpose and Significance of the Study | 第13-14页 |
| ·Data Collection and Analysis | 第14页 |
| ·Organization of the Thesis | 第14-15页 |
| Chapter Two Literature Review | 第15-26页 |
| ·Relevant Studies Abroad | 第15-21页 |
| ·Studies on Humor Abroad | 第15-18页 |
| ·Studies on Multimodal Discourse Analysis Abroad | 第18-21页 |
| ·Relevant Studies at Home | 第21-24页 |
| ·Studies on Humor at Home | 第21-22页 |
| ·Studies on Multimodal Discourse Analysis at Home | 第22-24页 |
| ·Summary | 第24-26页 |
| Chapter Three Theoretical Framework | 第26-35页 |
| ·Introduction | 第26页 |
| ·Visual Grammar | 第26-34页 |
| ·Representational Meaning | 第26-28页 |
| ·Interactive Meaning | 第28-32页 |
| ·Compositional Meaning | 第32-34页 |
| ·Summary | 第34-35页 |
| Chapter Four Detailed Analysis of Humor Discourses | 第35-64页 |
| ·Introduction | 第35页 |
| ·The Influence of Interactive Meaning on Humor Effects in Multimodal HumorDiscourse | 第35-49页 |
| ·Contact and Humor Effects | 第35-39页 |
| ·Social Distance and Humor Effects | 第39-45页 |
| ·Perspective and Humor Effects | 第45-48页 |
| ·Modality and Humor Effects | 第48-49页 |
| ·The Influence of Compositional Meaning on Humor effects in MultimodalHumor Discourse | 第49-58页 |
| ·Information Value and Humor Effects | 第49-56页 |
| ·Salience and Humor Effects | 第56-57页 |
| ·Framing and Humor Effects | 第57-58页 |
| ·The Joint Influence of Interactive Meaning and Compositional Meaning inMultimodal Humor Discourse | 第58-63页 |
| ·Comprehensive Analysis of Interactive Meaning on Humor Effects | 第60页 |
| ·Comprehensive Analysis of Compositional Meaning on Humor Effects | 第60-61页 |
| ·Comprehensive Analysis of the joint Influence of Interactive Meaning and Compositional Meaning on Humor Effects | 第61-63页 |
| ·Summary | 第63-64页 |
| Chapter Five Conclusion | 第64-67页 |
| ·Major Findings of the Study | 第64-65页 |
| ·Implications of the Study | 第65-66页 |
| ·Limitations and Suggestions for Further Research | 第66-67页 |
| Works Cited | 第67-70页 |
| Appendixes | 第70-81页 |
| Publications | 第81页 |
