| Acknowledgements | 第1-6页 |
| Abstract | 第6-8页 |
| 摘要 | 第8-13页 |
| Chapter 1 Introduction | 第13-21页 |
| ·The Definitions and Functions of Humor | 第13-15页 |
| ·Situation Comedy (Sitcom): A Form of Drama | 第15-18页 |
| ·The History of Sitcom | 第15-16页 |
| ·The Laugh Track of Sitcom | 第16-17页 |
| ·Six Elements of Sitcom | 第17页 |
| ·General Features of Sitcom | 第17-18页 |
| ·The Setting of Home with Kids and Growing Pains | 第18-20页 |
| ·The Framework of the Present Thesis | 第20-21页 |
| Chapter 2 Literature Review | 第21-28页 |
| ·A General Picture of the Studies on Humor | 第21-26页 |
| ·Foreign Studies | 第21-25页 |
| ·Three Classical Humor Theories | 第21-24页 |
| ·Other Representative Humor Theories | 第24-25页 |
| ·Domestic Studies | 第25-26页 |
| ·An Overview of the Studies on Sitcoms | 第26-28页 |
| ·Foreign Studies | 第26-27页 |
| ·Domestic Studies | 第27-28页 |
| Chapter 3 Verbal Humors in Home with Kids and Growing Pains: A Case Study | 第28-30页 |
| ·Objectives of the Research | 第28页 |
| ·Methods of Data Collection and Analysis | 第28-30页 |
| Chapter 4 Pragmatic Apparatuses for the Verbal Humors in these Two Sitcoms | 第30-47页 |
| ·The Cooperative Principle and Its Application in Verbal Humors | 第30-38页 |
| ·Four Maxims of the Cooperative Principle | 第30-31页 |
| ·Floutings of CP Maxims and Humor Production | 第31-38页 |
| ·Flouting the Quantity Maxim | 第32-33页 |
| ·Flouting the Quality Maxim | 第33-34页 |
| ·Flouting the Relation Maxim | 第34-36页 |
| ·Flouting the Manner Maxim | 第36-38页 |
| ·Politeness Principle and Its Application in Verbal Humors | 第38-44页 |
| ·Six Maxims of Leech’s Politeness Principle | 第39-40页 |
| ·Floutings of PP Maxims and Humor Production | 第40-44页 |
| ·Flouting the Tact and Generosity Maxims | 第40-41页 |
| ·Flouting the Approbation and Modesty Maxims | 第41-42页 |
| ·Flouting the Agreement Maxim | 第42-43页 |
| ·Flouting the Sympathy Maxim | 第43-44页 |
| ·Comprehensive Floutings of CP and PP Maxims and Humor Production | 第44-47页 |
| Chapter 5 Pragmatic Strategies Applied in Chinese and American Verbal Humors | 第47-60页 |
| ·Micro-pragmatic Strategies | 第47-50页 |
| ·Phonetic Strategy | 第47-48页 |
| ·Lexical Strategy | 第48-49页 |
| ·Rhetorical Strategy | 第49-50页 |
| ·Macro-pragmatic Strategies | 第50-60页 |
| ·Solidarity-oriented Strategies | 第50-53页 |
| ·Sharing Experience | 第50-51页 |
| ·Highlighting Similarities | 第51-52页 |
| ·Jesting | 第52-53页 |
| ·Aggression-oriented Strategies | 第53-56页 |
| ·Fostering the Conflict | 第53-55页 |
| ·Imposition | 第55页 |
| ·Ridiculing | 第55-56页 |
| ·Defense-oriented Strategies | 第56-60页 |
| ·Confessing | 第56-57页 |
| ·Coping | 第57页 |
| ·Self-denigrating | 第57-58页 |
| ·Concealing | 第58-60页 |
| Chapter 6 Conclusion | 第60-64页 |
| ·Major Findings | 第60-61页 |
| ·Implications of the Research | 第61-63页 |
| ·Theoretical Implications | 第61页 |
| ·Communicative Implications | 第61-62页 |
| ·Pedagogical Implications | 第62-63页 |
| ·Suggestions for Further Researches | 第63-64页 |
| Bibliography | 第64-67页 |
| 攻读硕士期间的科研成果 | 第67页 |
