| 摘要 | 第1-7页 |
| Abstract | 第7-9页 |
| Chapter One Introduction | 第9-15页 |
| ·Research Background | 第9-10页 |
| ·Research Purpose and Significance | 第10-11页 |
| ·Data Collection and Research Methodology | 第11-13页 |
| ·Hypothesis of the Study | 第13页 |
| ·Layout of the Thesis | 第13-15页 |
| Chapter Two Literature Review | 第15-27页 |
| ·Humor Study Abroad | 第15-23页 |
| ·The Western Traditional Humor Study | 第15-18页 |
| ·Superiority Theory | 第15-16页 |
| ·Relief Theory | 第16页 |
| ·Incongruity Theory | 第16-18页 |
| ·The Western Modern Humor Study | 第18-23页 |
| ·Semantic Script Theory of Humor | 第19-20页 |
| ·General Theory of Verbal Humor | 第20-23页 |
| ·Humor Study at Home | 第23-27页 |
| ·The Chinese Traditional Humor Study | 第23-24页 |
| ·The Chinese Modern Humor Study | 第24-27页 |
| Chapter Three Theoretical Framework | 第27-38页 |
| ·Definition of Humor | 第27-29页 |
| ·Classification of Humor | 第29-30页 |
| ·Conceptual Blending Theory | 第30-38页 |
| ·Definition of Conceptual Blending Theory | 第30-31页 |
| ·The Network Model of Conceptual Blending | 第31-33页 |
| ·Mapping and Projection | 第33-35页 |
| ·Conceptual Blending and Its Principles | 第35-38页 |
| Chapter Four Comparison between English and Chinese Verbal Humor | 第38-91页 |
| ·Linguistic Factors | 第38-56页 |
| ·Phonetics and Humor | 第38-45页 |
| ·Verbal Humor Produced by Homophonic Puns | 第39-42页 |
| ·Verbal Humor Produced by Voice Parody | 第42-45页 |
| ·Vocabulary and Humor | 第45-51页 |
| ·Verbal Humor Produced by Polysemy | 第45-48页 |
| ·Verbal Humor Produced by Fixed Phrase Collocation | 第48-51页 |
| ·Syntax and Humor | 第51-56页 |
| ·Verbal Humor Produced by Ambiguity of Syntactic Meaning | 第51-53页 |
| ·Verbal Humor Produced by Ambiguity of Syntactic Structure | 第53-56页 |
| ·Non-linguistic Factors | 第56-81页 |
| ·Cultural Factors and Humor | 第56-68页 |
| ·Verbal Humor Produced by Cultural Stereotypes | 第57-62页 |
| ·Verbal Humor Produced by Religion | 第62-64页 |
| ·Verbal Humor Produced by Politics | 第64-68页 |
| ·Context and Humor | 第68-81页 |
| ·Verbal Humor Produced by Linguistic Context | 第71-73页 |
| ·Verbal Humor Produced by Sociocultural Context | 第73-77页 |
| ·Verbal Humor Produced by Situational Context | 第77-79页 |
| ·Contextual Prominence and Shifting | 第79-81页 |
| ·Similarities Between English and Chinese Verbal Humor | 第81-82页 |
| ·Difference Between English and Chinese Verbal Humor | 第82-86页 |
| ·Analyzing the Reasons Causing the Difference in English and Chinese VerbalHumor | 第86-91页 |
| Chapter Five Constructing Information Processing Mechanism in English andChinese Verbal Humor | 第91-102页 |
| ·Constructing Information Processing Model of English and Chinese VerbalHumor | 第91-92页 |
| ·Interpretation of the Information Processing Model Based on CB | 第92-102页 |
| Chapter Six Conclusion | 第102-104页 |
| Bibliography | 第104-107页 |
| 攻读硕士学位期间所发表的学术论文 | 第107-109页 |
| Acknowledgements | 第109页 |
