| 摘要 | 第1-6页 |
| Abstract | 第6-8页 |
| Acknowledgements | 第8-12页 |
| Chapter One Introduction | 第12-16页 |
| ·Rationale of the Study | 第12-14页 |
| ·Objective of the Study | 第14页 |
| ·Methodology | 第14-15页 |
| ·Outline of the Thesis | 第15-16页 |
| Chapter Two Literature Review | 第16-34页 |
| ·Working Definition of Pun | 第16-17页 |
| ·Conditions and Features of Pun | 第17-21页 |
| ·Three Conditions of the Pun | 第17-18页 |
| ·Features of Pun | 第18-21页 |
| ·Ambiguity | 第18页 |
| ·The Double Context | 第18-19页 |
| ·Economy | 第19-20页 |
| ·Production of Humor | 第20页 |
| ·Implicitness and Indirectness | 第20-21页 |
| ·Differences Between Pun and Ambiguity | 第21-24页 |
| ·Differences Between Typical Puns and Untypical Puns | 第21-23页 |
| ·Differences Between Untypical Puns and Ambiguity | 第23-24页 |
| ·Multidimensional Approaches to the Study of Pun | 第24-33页 |
| ·Introduction | 第24页 |
| ·A Rhetorical Approach | 第24-26页 |
| ·A Semantic Approach | 第26-29页 |
| ·A Pragmatic Approach | 第29-33页 |
| ·The Study of Pun in the Framework of SAT | 第29-30页 |
| ·The Study of Pun in the Framework of CP | 第30页 |
| ·The Study of Pun in the Framework of RT | 第30-33页 |
| ·Summary | 第33-34页 |
| Chapter Three Theoretical Framework | 第34-42页 |
| ·Introduction | 第34-35页 |
| ·The Background of RT | 第35-38页 |
| ·Key Notions in RT | 第38-42页 |
| ·Ostensive-inferential Communication | 第38-39页 |
| ·Dynamic Context | 第39-42页 |
| Chapter Four Analysis on Mechanism of Pun | 第42-58页 |
| ·Introduction | 第42页 |
| ·Producing Mechanism of Pun-From the Speaker’s Point of View | 第42-52页 |
| ·The Production of Pun-a Cognitive Approach | 第42-46页 |
| ·The Production of Pun-a Pragmatic Approach | 第46-49页 |
| ·To Indicate the Economy of Language | 第46-47页 |
| ·To Produce a Humorous Effect | 第47-48页 |
| ·To Multiply the Literary Effect of the Text | 第48页 |
| ·To Attract Attention | 第48-49页 |
| ·Production of Pun in the Framework of RT | 第49-52页 |
| ·Puns and the Face-vase Illusion | 第49-51页 |
| ·Production of Pun in the Framework of RT | 第51-52页 |
| ·Interpreting Mechanism of Pun-From the Hearer’s Point of View | 第52-57页 |
| ·Introduction | 第52-53页 |
| ·Interpretation of Pun in the Framework of RT | 第53-57页 |
| ·Extraction of a Logical Form | 第53-54页 |
| ·Disambiguation | 第54页 |
| ·Enrichment | 第54-55页 |
| ·Association | 第55-56页 |
| ·Obtaining Implicature | 第56-57页 |
| ·Summary | 第57-58页 |
| Chapter Five Conclusion | 第58-60页 |
| ·Major Findings of the Present Study | 第58-59页 |
| ·Limitations of the Study and Suggestions for Further Study | 第59-60页 |
| References | 第60-65页 |
