| 1． Introduction | 第1-18页 |
| 1．1． Humor and Verbal Humor | 第9-11页 |
| 1．2． Theories of Humor | 第11-14页 |
| 1．3． Pragmatics and the Study of Humor | 第14-16页 |
| 1．3．1． the Role of Context in Humor Production and Appreciation | 第14-15页 |
| 1．3．2． A Review of Pragmatic Studies of Humorous Utterances | 第15-16页 |
| 1．4． The Humorous Samples Chosen in This Paper | 第16-18页 |
| 2． Relevance Theory and Verbal Humor | 第18-30页 |
| 2．1． The Assumptions of Relevance Theory | 第18-24页 |
| 2．1．1． the Definition of Relevance | 第19-20页 |
| 2．1．2． Principles of Relevance | 第20-22页 |
| 2．1．3． The Criterion of Consistency of the Principle of Relevance | 第22-24页 |
| 2．2． Relevance-theoretic Account of verbal Humor Production | 第24-26页 |
| 2．3． Relevance-theoretic Comprehension of Verbal Humor | 第26-30页 |
| 2．3．1． the Dynamic View | 第26-27页 |
| 2．3．2． Relevance-theoretic Comprehension Procedure | 第27-30页 |
| 3． Relevance-theoretic Account of the Techniques Used in verbal Humor | 第30-48页 |
| 3．1． Rhetorical Techniques of Humor Production | 第30-35页 |
| 3．2． Semantic Techniques of Humor Production | 第35-39页 |
| 3．3． Pragmatic Techniques of Humor Production | 第39-45页 |
| 3．4． Phonological Techniques of Humor Production | 第45-48页 |
| 4． Communicative and Cognitive Causes of Humor Production | 第48-55页 |
| 4．1． Communicative Functions of Intended Verbal Humor | 第48-50页 |
| 4．2． Cognitive Factors Underlying Unintended verbal Humor | 第50-51页 |
| 4．3． Extra Processing Effort and Humorous Effects | 第51-55页 |
| 5． Conclusion | 第55-57页 |
| Bibliography | 第57-61页 |
