| Acknowledgements | 第1-5页 |
| Abstract | 第5-8页 |
| 摘要 | 第8-12页 |
| Chapter One Introduction | 第12-17页 |
| ·Background of the Study | 第12-14页 |
| ·Purpose and Significance of the Study | 第14-15页 |
| ·Structure of the Paper | 第15页 |
| ·Data Collection and Research Method | 第15-17页 |
| Chapter Two Literature Review | 第17-27页 |
| ·Relevant Studies Abroad | 第17-22页 |
| ·Definition of Presupposition | 第17页 |
| ·Review of Studies on Humor Abroad | 第17-22页 |
| ·Relevant Studies at Home | 第22-26页 |
| ·Relevant Studies on Humor | 第22-23页 |
| ·Relevant Studies on Pragmatic Presupposition Theory | 第23-25页 |
| ·Relevant Studies on Growing Pains | 第25-26页 |
| ·Summary | 第26-27页 |
| Chapter Three Theoretical Framework | 第27-35页 |
| ·Two Approaches to Presupposition | 第27-28页 |
| ·Characteristics of Pragmatic Presupposition | 第28-31页 |
| ·Appropriateness | 第28-29页 |
| ·Mutual Knowledge | 第29-30页 |
| ·Defeasibility | 第30-31页 |
| ·Subjectivity | 第31页 |
| ·Presupposition Triggers | 第31-34页 |
| ·Summary | 第34-35页 |
| Chapter Four Study on the Production Mechanism of Linguistic Humor in GrowingPains under the Theory of Pragmatic Presupposition | 第35-60页 |
| ·Linguistic Humor Realized by Breaking Appropriateness | 第35-39页 |
| ·Breaking the Appropriateness On Purpose | 第35-37页 |
| ·Breaking the Appropriateness Unconciously | 第37-39页 |
| ·Linguistic Humor Realized through Violating Mutual Knowledge | 第39-44页 |
| ·Lack of Mutual Knowledge | 第40-42页 |
| ·Breaking Mutual Knowledge on Purpose | 第42-44页 |
| ·Linguistic Humor Realized through Subjectivity | 第44-46页 |
| ·Linguistic Humor Realized Through Defeasibility | 第46-51页 |
| ·Presupposition Canceled in Intra-sentential Context | 第46-48页 |
| ·Presupposition Canceled in Discourse Context | 第48-49页 |
| ·Presupposition Canceled by Common Sense | 第49-51页 |
| ·Strategic Uses of Pragmatic Presupposition and Humor in Growing Pains | 第51-59页 |
| ·Presupposition Setting | 第51-54页 |
| ·Preserved Presupposition | 第54-56页 |
| ·False Presupposition | 第56-59页 |
| ·Summary | 第59-60页 |
| Chapter 5 Conclusions | 第60-62页 |
| ·Major Findings | 第60页 |
| ·Limitations of the Study and Suggestions for Further Study | 第60-62页 |
| Works Cited | 第62-65页 |
| Publications | 第65页 |
