| 摘要 | 第1-5页 |
| Abstract | 第5-7页 |
| Table of Contents | 第7-10页 |
| Chapter One Introduction to Humor | 第10-13页 |
| ·The purpose of the research | 第10-11页 |
| ·The significance of the research | 第11页 |
| ·The overall structure of the research | 第11-13页 |
| Chapter Two Literature Review | 第13-22页 |
| ·The researches on humor abroad | 第13-15页 |
| ·Three conventional theories | 第14-15页 |
| ·The researches on humor at home | 第15-17页 |
| ·Definition of humor | 第17-19页 |
| ·Classification of humor | 第19-22页 |
| ·Ridicule | 第19-20页 |
| ·Humor of duel-of-wits kind | 第20-21页 |
| ·The ban\depression mood humor | 第21-22页 |
| Chapter Three Study on Humor from Pragmatic Perspective | 第22-33页 |
| ·Humor aroused by means of presupposition | 第22-23页 |
| ·Humor created by means of deixis | 第23-28页 |
| ·The relationship between the person deixis ambiguity and humor | 第23-25页 |
| ·The relationship between the time deixis fuzzy and humor | 第25-26页 |
| ·The relationship between the place deixis ambiguity and humor | 第26-27页 |
| ·The relationship between the deixis ellipsis and the humor | 第27-28页 |
| ·Humor aroused by violating the principle of cooperation | 第28-33页 |
| ·Humor aroused by violating the maxim of quantity | 第28-30页 |
| ·Humor aroused by violating the maxim of quality | 第30-31页 |
| ·Humor aroused by violating the maxim of relevance | 第31页 |
| ·Humor aroused by violating the maxim of manner | 第31-33页 |
| Chapter Four The Similarities Between English and Chinese Humor | 第33-41页 |
| ·Humor caused by the literal meaning of the written words | 第33-34页 |
| ·Humor created through rhetoric devices | 第34-41页 |
| ·Pun | 第34-36页 |
| ·Hyperbole | 第36-37页 |
| ·Parody | 第37-38页 |
| ·Irony | 第38-39页 |
| ·Metaphor | 第39-41页 |
| Chapter Five Differences in Chinese and English Humor | 第41-48页 |
| ·Exploring Traditional Cultural Differences Between Chinese and English | 第41-43页 |
| ·History and geography | 第41-42页 |
| ·The Use of Humor's Occasion and Object | 第42-43页 |
| ·Analysis of Different Styles Between Chinese and English Humor | 第43-48页 |
| ·Direct VS indirect | 第43-44页 |
| ·Deductive VS inductive | 第44-46页 |
| ·Differing in Topics | 第46-48页 |
| Chapter Six Conclusion | 第48-52页 |
| ·The functions of humor | 第48-50页 |
| ·Releasing the depressed emotions | 第49页 |
| ·Enhancing good relationships | 第49页 |
| ·Resolving the embarrassments | 第49-50页 |
| ·Criticizing others | 第50页 |
| ·Educating others | 第50页 |
| ·The Contribution of the Study | 第50-51页 |
| ·The limitation of the study | 第51-52页 |
| Bibliography | 第52-54页 |
| 攻读硕士学位期间取得的科研成果 | 第54-55页 |
| Acknowledgements | 第55页 |
