| Acknowledgements | 第1-5页 |
| ABSTRACT | 第5-6页 |
| 摘要 | 第6-8页 |
| Chapter One Introduction | 第8-12页 |
| ·The Background of the Study | 第8-9页 |
| ·The Significance of the Study | 第9-10页 |
| ·Research Questions | 第10页 |
| ·The Structure of the Thesis | 第10-12页 |
| Chapter Two Literature Review and Theoretical Framework | 第12-26页 |
| ·Humor | 第12-14页 |
| ·Definitions of Humor | 第12-13页 |
| ·Classifications of Humor | 第13-14页 |
| ·Previous Studies on Humor | 第14-21页 |
| ·The Three Classic Humor Theories | 第14-18页 |
| ·The Relief Theory | 第15-16页 |
| ·The Superiority Theory | 第16页 |
| ·The Incongruity Theory | 第16-18页 |
| ·Modern Linguistic Approaches on Verbal Humor Study | 第18-21页 |
| ·Linguistic Approaches on Verbal Humor Study Abroad | 第18-19页 |
| ·Linguistic Approaches on Verbal Humor Study at Home | 第19-21页 |
| ·Theoretical Framework | 第21-26页 |
| ·Cooperative Principle | 第22-23页 |
| ·Politeness Principle | 第23-24页 |
| ·Speech Act Theory | 第24页 |
| ·Context Theory | 第24-26页 |
| Chapter Three Research Methodology | 第26-30页 |
| ·Data Description | 第26-28页 |
| ·Situation Comedy | 第26-27页 |
| ·Brief Introduction to I Love My Family, Friends, and Growing Pains | 第27-28页 |
| ·Data Collection | 第28页 |
| ·Method | 第28-30页 |
| Chapter Four Analysis and Discussion on Verbal Humor in Chinese and American Situation Comedy from the Pragmatic Perspective | 第30-51页 |
| ·Generation of Verbal Humor in Chinese and American Situation Comedies from the Pragmatic View | 第30-46页 |
| ·Cooperative Principle and Verbal Humor | 第30-38页 |
| ·Maxim of Quantity and Verbal Humor | 第30-32页 |
| ·Maxim of Quality and Verbal Humor | 第32-35页 |
| ·Maxim of Relation and Verbal Humor | 第35-36页 |
| ·Maxim of Manner and Verbal Humor | 第36-38页 |
| ·Politeness Principle and Verbal Humor | 第38-41页 |
| ·Speech Act Theory and Verbal Humor | 第41-46页 |
| ·Verbal Humor Related with Cultural Context | 第46-49页 |
| ·Comparative Analysis of the Verbal Humor in Chinese and American Situation Comedies | 第49-50页 |
| ·Similarities between Chinese and American Verbal Humor | 第49页 |
| ·Differences between Chinese and AmericanVerbal Humor | 第49-50页 |
| ·Summary | 第50-51页 |
| Chapter Five Conclusion | 第51-55页 |
| ·Main Findings of the Study | 第51-52页 |
| ·Implication | 第52-53页 |
| ·Summary | 第53-55页 |
| References | 第55-58页 |
| Publication | 第58页 |
