| Acknowledgements | 第6-7页 |
| Abstract in Chinese | 第7-8页 |
| Abstract in English | 第8页 |
| Introduction | 第9-13页 |
| Chapter 1 Literature Review | 第13-23页 |
| 1．1 Survey of Research on Zhao Benshan's Sketches | 第13-14页 |
| 1．2 Survey of Humor Theory | 第14-23页 |
| 1．2．1 Research on Humor Theory in Western Countries | 第14-21页 |
| 1．2．2 Research on Humor Theory Domestically | 第21-23页 |
| Chapter 2 Analysis of the Humorous Effects | 第23-57页 |
| 2．1 Delimitation of the "Humor" in Zhao Benshan's Sketches | 第23-25页 |
| 2．2 Verbal Humor | 第25页 |
| 2．3 Linguistics Theories | 第25-28页 |
| 2．3．1 The Incongruity Theory | 第25-26页 |
| 2．3．2 The Semantics Theory | 第26页 |
| 2．3．3 The Pragmatics Theory | 第26-27页 |
| 2．3．4 The Theory of Figures of Speech | 第27页 |
| 2．3．5 The Logics Theory | 第27-28页 |
| 2．4 Analysis of the Humorous Effects | 第28-57页 |
| 2．4．1 The Humorous Effects Achieved by Deliberate Violation of the Co-Operative Principles | 第28-32页 |
| 2．4．1．1 Violation of the Quantity Principle | 第28-29页 |
| 2．4．1．2 Violation of the Quality Principle | 第29-30页 |
| 2．4．1．3 Violation of the Relevance Principle | 第30-31页 |
| 2．4．1．4 Violation of the Manner Principle | 第31-32页 |
| 2．4．2 The Humorous Effects Achieved by Employing the Figures of Speech | 第32-44页 |
| 2．4．2．1 Pun | 第32-35页 |
| 1> Homophonic Pun | 第33-34页 |
| 2> Antalaclasis | 第34-35页 |
| 2．4．2．2 Hyperbole | 第35-37页 |
| 2．4．2．3 Impromptu Two-Part Allegorical Saying | 第37-38页 |
| 2．4．2．4 Simile | 第38-39页 |
| 2．4．2．5 Analogy | 第39-41页 |
| 2．4．2．6 Irony | 第41-44页 |
| 2．4．3 The Humorous Effects Achieved by Taking Advantage of the Semantics Theories | 第44-50页 |
| 2．4．3．1 Connotative Meaning and Denotative Meaning | 第44-48页 |
| 2．4．3．2 Collocation | 第48-50页 |
| 2．4．4 The Humorous Effects Achieved by Using the Stylistics Theory | 第50-55页 |
| 2．4．5 The Humorous Effects Achieved by Using the False Logic Deduction | 第55-57页 |
| Chapter 3: Humor Mechanism in Zhao Benshan's Sketches | 第57-62页 |
| 3．1 The Participants of the Humor | 第57-58页 |
| 3．1．1 Humorist | 第57页 |
| 3．1．2 Butt | 第57-58页 |
| 3．1．3 Audience | 第58页 |
| 3．2 The Mechanism of the Verbal Humor | 第58-62页 |
| 3．2．1 The Incongruity Theory: the incongruous elements are the bases of all the humor mechanism | 第58页 |
| 3．2．2 Perception of the Incongruity and Synthesis of the Incongruity With a Playful State of Mind | 第58-59页 |
| 3．2．3 The Appropriateness of the Incongruity, to avoid over-incongruity and under-incongruity | 第59-60页 |
| 3．2．4 Appreciai'on of the Humor and Derivation of Pleasure From it | 第60页 |
| 3．2．5 The Humor Mechanism in Zhao Benshan's Sketches | 第60-62页 |
| Chapter 4: Conclusion and Expectancy | 第62-63页 |
| 4．1 Conclusion | 第62页 |
| 4．2 Expectancy | 第62-63页 |
| Bibliography | 第63-66页 |
| Appendix | 第66-72页 |
| 1 Yu Qiuyu's Comment on Zhao Benshan's Sketch Performing in ChineseVersion | 第66-67页 |
| 2 Transcribed Lines out of the DVD Audio-Visual Materials in Chinese Version | 第67-72页 |
