| Abstract | 第1-8页 |
| 摘要 | 第8-14页 |
| Chapter One Introduction | 第14-17页 |
| ·The aims of the study | 第14-15页 |
| ·The structure of the study | 第15-17页 |
| Chapter Two Literature Reviews | 第17-36页 |
| ·The definition of humor | 第17-19页 |
| ·The classification of humor | 第19页 |
| ·General review of the studies on humor | 第19-23页 |
| ·General review of the studies on humor in western countries | 第20-23页 |
| ·Philosophical study on verbal humor | 第20页 |
| ·Psychological study on verbal humor | 第20-22页 |
| ·Pragmatics study on verbal humor | 第22-23页 |
| ·General review of the studies on humor in China | 第23页 |
| ·A pragmatic approach on humor study | 第23-36页 |
| ·The Cooperative Principle | 第24-26页 |
| ·The Face-saving Theory | 第26-31页 |
| ·Relevance Theory | 第31-36页 |
| Chapter Three Research Methodology | 第36-42页 |
| ·Text study | 第36-37页 |
| ·Theoretical basis of the study | 第37页 |
| ·Research procedure | 第37-38页 |
| ·Data description and data collection | 第38-42页 |
| Chapter Four Pragmatics Study on Verbal Humor in American Animated Cartoon Films | 第42-67页 |
| ·The Cooperative Principle and verbal humor | 第42-54页 |
| ·Humor produced by violating maxim of quality | 第42-46页 |
| ·Humor produced by violating maxim of quantity | 第46-50页 |
| ·Humor produced by violating maxim of relation | 第50-52页 |
| ·Humor produced by violating maxim of manner | 第52-54页 |
| ·Face-saving Theory and verbal humor | 第54-62页 |
| ·Humor produced by threatening hearer's positive face | 第55-57页 |
| ·Humor produced by threatening hearer's negative face | 第57-58页 |
| ·Humor produced by threatening speaker's positive face | 第58-60页 |
| ·Humor produced by threatening speaker's negative face | 第60-62页 |
| ·Relevance Theory and verbal humor | 第62-67页 |
| ·Humor produced by the gap between the maximal relevance and optimal relevance | 第62-64页 |
| ·Humor produced by the gap between the ostention and inference | 第64-67页 |
| Chapter Five Conclusion | 第67-73页 |
| ·Major findings of this research | 第67-71页 |
| ·Limitations of this research | 第71-73页 |
| References | 第73-76页 |
| Appendix Ⅰ | 第76-78页 |
| Appendix Ⅱ | 第78-82页 |
| Appendix Ⅲ | 第82-84页 |
| Appendix Ⅳ | 第84-85页 |
| Acknowledgements | 第85-86页 |
| 攻读硕士学位期间发表的论文 | 第86-87页 |
