| Acknowledgements | 第1-7页 |
| Abstract | 第7-8页 |
| 摘要 | 第8-9页 |
| 前言 | 第9-16页 |
| Chapter One Introduction | 第16-22页 |
| ·Nature and Functions of Humor | 第16-17页 |
| ·Etymology and Definitions of Humor | 第17-18页 |
| ·Classifications of Humor | 第18-19页 |
| ·The Research Subject of the Thesis | 第19页 |
| ·The Purpose of the Research | 第19-20页 |
| ·The Structure of the Thesis | 第20-22页 |
| Chapter Two Literature Review | 第22-29页 |
| ·Introduction | 第22页 |
| ·Psychological Researches into Humor | 第22-25页 |
| ·The Superiority Theory | 第22-23页 |
| ·The Incongruity Theory | 第23-24页 |
| ·The Relief Theory | 第24-25页 |
| ·Linguistic Researches into Humor | 第25-27页 |
| ·Summary | 第27-29页 |
| Chapter Three Theoretical Foundations | 第29-43页 |
| ·Introduction | 第29页 |
| ·Frame-Shifting Theory | 第29-33页 |
| ·The Development of Frame Theory | 第29-31页 |
| ·Coulson's Frame-Shifting Theory | 第31-33页 |
| ·Conceptual Blending Theory | 第33-42页 |
| ·The Framework and Foundations of Conceptual Blending Theory | 第33-35页 |
| ·Table Tennis and Conceptual Blending Theory | 第35-39页 |
| ·Classifications of Conceptual Integration Networks | 第39-41页 |
| ·The Processes of Conceptual Blending | 第41-42页 |
| ·Summary | 第42-43页 |
| Chapter Four Joke Analysis Based on Frame-Shifting Theory | 第43-59页 |
| ·Introduction | 第43-44页 |
| ·Frame-Shifting and Joke Analysis | 第44-52页 |
| ·Disjunctors and Connectors | 第44-47页 |
| ·Typical Situations | 第47-49页 |
| ·Default Values | 第49-50页 |
| ·Goal Presupposition | 第50-52页 |
| ·Culturally Shared Frames and Joke analysis | 第52-57页 |
| ·Frames, Scripts and Cultural Models | 第52-54页 |
| ·Application of Cultural Models to Joke Analysis | 第54-57页 |
| ·Summary | 第57-59页 |
| Chapter Five Joke Analysis Based on Conceptual Blending Theory | 第59-80页 |
| ·Introduction | 第59页 |
| ·The Explanatory Power of Conceptual Blending Theory for Jokes | 第59-65页 |
| ·Cross-Domain Mapping in Frame Networks and Joke Analysis | 第65-79页 |
| ·Cross-Domain Mapping in One-Sided Frame Networks | 第67-70页 |
| ·Cross-Domain Mapping in Symmetric Two-Sided Frame Networks | 第70-72页 |
| ·Cross-Domain Mapping in Asymmetric Two-Sided Frame Networks | 第72-77页 |
| ·Retrospective Projections | 第77-79页 |
| ·Summary | 第79-80页 |
| Chapter Six Conclusions | 第80-83页 |
| ·The Summary of the Thesis | 第80-81页 |
| ·Findings of the Thesis and Implications for Humor Research | 第81-83页 |
| Bibliography | 第83-85页 |
