| 摘要 | 第5-6页 |
| Abstract | 第6页 |
| 1 Introduction | 第9-13页 |
| 1.1 Research Background | 第9-10页 |
| 1.2 Objective and Significance | 第10-11页 |
| 1.3 Research Questions and Methods | 第11页 |
| 1.4 Structure of the Thesis | 第11-13页 |
| 2 Literature Review | 第13-20页 |
| 2.1 Humor and Verbal Humor | 第13-18页 |
| 2.1.1 Classification of Humor | 第14页 |
| 2.1.2 Study of Humor from Cooperative Principle | 第14-15页 |
| 2.1.3 Study of Humor from Relevance Theory | 第15-16页 |
| 2.1.4 Study of Humor from Conceptual Blending Theory | 第16页 |
| 2.1.5 Study of Humor from Other Perspectives | 第16-18页 |
| 2.2 Verbal Humors in The Big Bang Theory | 第18-20页 |
| 2.2.1 The Brief Introduction to The Big Bang Theory | 第18-19页 |
| 2.2.2 Types of Verbal Humor in The Big Bang Theory | 第19-20页 |
| 3 Theoretical Framework | 第20-27页 |
| 3.1 Frame and Frame-shifting Theory | 第20-24页 |
| 3.1.1 Frame and It's Development | 第20-21页 |
| 3.1.2 Frame-shifting Theory | 第21-24页 |
| 3.2 Frame-shifting and Meaning Construction | 第24-27页 |
| 3.2.1 Human Brain and Frame-shifting | 第24-25页 |
| 3.2.2 Frames and Connectors | 第25-26页 |
| 3.2.3 Frame-shifting in Meaning Construction | 第26-27页 |
| 4 An Analysis of Meaning Construction of Chinese Translation of Verbal Humor in The BigBang Theory from the Perspective of Frame-shifting Theory | 第27-45页 |
| 4.1 Meaning Construction of Verbal Humor with Typical Situations underFrame-shifting | 第27-33页 |
| 4.2 Meaning Construction of Verbal Humor with Default Values under Frame-shifting | 第33-36页 |
| 4.3 Meaning Construction of Verbal Humor with Reinterpretation under Frame-shifting | 第36-39页 |
| 4.4 Meaning Construction of Verbal Humor with Goal Presupposition underFrame-shifting | 第39-42页 |
| 4.5 Meaning Construction of Verbal Humor with Nonconventional Meanings underFrame-shifting | 第42-45页 |
| 5 Conclusion | 第45-48页 |
| 5.1 Major Findings of the Study | 第45页 |
| 5.2 Implications and Principles for Chinese Translation of Verbal Humor on the Basisof Frame-shifting Theory | 第45-46页 |
| 5.3 Limitations and Suggestions for Future Research | 第46-48页 |
| References | 第48-50页 |
| Acknowledgements | 第50-51页 |
