| Abstract | 第1-5页 |
| 中文摘要 | 第5-8页 |
| Abbreviations | 第8-9页 |
| Chapter Introduction | 第9-12页 |
| ·A General Description of the Thesis | 第9页 |
| ·The Purpose and Significance of the Research | 第9-10页 |
| ·The Research Methods and Data Sources | 第10页 |
| ·The Structure of the Thesis | 第10-12页 |
| Chapter 2 Literature Review | 第12-20页 |
| ·A General Description of Humor | 第12-13页 |
| ·The Research into Humor Abroad | 第13-15页 |
| ·Incongruity Theory | 第13-14页 |
| ·Release Theory | 第14-15页 |
| ·Superiority Theory | 第15页 |
| ·The Research into Humor at Home | 第15-17页 |
| ·A General Introduction to Short Sketch | 第17页 |
| ·An Overview of Study on Verbal Humor of Short Sketch in the SpringFestival Gala | 第17-20页 |
| Chapter 3 Theoretical Framework of Cooperative Principle andRelevance Theory | 第20-29页 |
| ·Cooperative Principle | 第20-23页 |
| ·Four Maxims of Cooperative Principle | 第20-21页 |
| ·Violation of the Maxims | 第21-22页 |
| ·Cooperative Principle and Verbal Humor | 第22-23页 |
| ·Relevance Theory | 第23-29页 |
| ·Ostensive-Inferential Mode | 第23-25页 |
| ·Relevance and the Principle of Relevance | 第25-26页 |
| ·Cognitive Context | 第26-28页 |
| ·Relevance Theory and Humor | 第28-29页 |
| Chapter 4 Sample Analysis of Humor | 第29-38页 |
| ·Sample Analysis of Humor from the Perspective of Cooperative Principle | 第29-33页 |
| ·Violation of Quantity Maxim | 第29-30页 |
| ·Violation of Quality Maxim | 第30-31页 |
| ·Violation of Relation Maxim | 第31-32页 |
| ·Violation of Manner Maxim | 第32-33页 |
| ·Sample Analysis of Humor from the Perspective of RT | 第33-38页 |
| ·Ostension and Inference | 第33-34页 |
| ·Gap between Maximal Relevance and Optimal Relevance | 第34-36页 |
| ·Humor and Cognitive Context | 第36-38页 |
| Chapter 5 The Comparison between Cooperative Principle andRelevance Theory on the Interpretation of Verbal Humor | 第38-49页 |
| ·Comparison Analysis of Verbal Humor from the Two Perspectives | 第38-39页 |
| ·The Interpretation of Generating Mechanism | 第39-41页 |
| ·The Interpretation of Figures of Speech | 第41-47页 |
| ·The Interpretation of Pun | 第41-44页 |
| ·The Interpretation of Maphor | 第44-45页 |
| ·The Interpretation of Irony | 第45-46页 |
| ·The Interpretation of Hyperbole | 第46-47页 |
| ·Summary | 第47-49页 |
| Chapter 6 Conclusion | 第49-51页 |
| ·Major Findings of the Present Study | 第49-50页 |
| ·Limitations and Suggestions for Further Research | 第50-51页 |
| Bibliography | 第51-55页 |
| Publications during the Postgraduate Program | 第55-56页 |
| Acknowledgements | 第56-57页 |
