| 摘要 | 第1-7页 |
| Abstract | 第7-9页 |
| Contents | 第9-11页 |
| Chapter One Introduction | 第11-30页 |
| ·Research background | 第11-13页 |
| ·Literature review | 第13-27页 |
| ·The definitions of humor | 第14-16页 |
| ·Traditional approaches to verbal humor | 第16-18页 |
| ·Modern linguistic approaches to verbal humor | 第18-27页 |
| ·The purpose and significance of the study | 第27-28页 |
| ·Research methodology and data collection | 第28-29页 |
| ·The structure of the study | 第29-30页 |
| Chapter Two Theoretical Framework | 第30-37页 |
| ·Definition of relevance | 第30-31页 |
| ·Ostensive-inferential communication model | 第31-32页 |
| ·Contextual effects and processing efforts | 第32-34页 |
| ·The principles of relevance | 第34-37页 |
| Chapter Three Relevance-Based Analysis of Verbal Humor in Friends | 第37-52页 |
| ·The cognitive process of verbal humor comprehension in Friends | 第37-44页 |
| ·The analysis of verbal humor in Friends | 第37-43页 |
| ·Conclusion of the general procedure of verbal humor comprehension | 第43-44页 |
| ·The cognitive process of verbal humor production in Friends | 第44-52页 |
| ·Humorous effect achieved from the ostension and inference | 第44-46页 |
| ·Humorous effect achieved from the maximal and optimal relevance | 第46-48页 |
| ·Humorous effect achieved from differences in contextual effect | 第48-49页 |
| ·Humorous effect achieved from differences in cognitive context | 第49-52页 |
| Chapter Four Relevance-Based Analysis of Rhetorical Techniques Realized in Verbal Humor of Friends | 第52-56页 |
| ·Irony realized in verbal humor of Friends | 第52-53页 |
| ·Metaphor realized in verbal humor of Friends | 第53-54页 |
| ·Hyperbole realized in verbal humor of Friends | 第54-56页 |
| Chapter Five Conclusion and Implication | 第56-58页 |
| ·Summary of the study | 第56页 |
| ·Implications for further study | 第56-58页 |
| Acknowledgements | 第58-59页 |
| Bibliography | 第59-61页 |
| Articles Published and Finished | 第61页 |
