| Abstract (Chinese) | 第1-6页 |
| Abstract (English) | 第6-8页 |
| Acknowledgements | 第8-11页 |
| Chapter 1 Introduction | 第11-16页 |
| ·Motivation for the Research | 第11-12页 |
| ·Research Objectives | 第12-14页 |
| ·Organization of the Thesis | 第14-16页 |
| Chapter 2 Literature Review | 第16-24页 |
| ·An Overview of Relevance Theory | 第16-18页 |
| ·An overview of Adaptation Theory | 第18-22页 |
| ·An Overview of A-R Theoretical Model | 第22-23页 |
| ·The Research Focus of This Thesis | 第23-24页 |
| Chapter 3 An Overview of Chinese Cross Talk | 第24-30页 |
| ·A Historical Survey of Traditional Cross Talk | 第24-25页 |
| ·The Package in Cross Talk | 第25-30页 |
| Chapter 4 The Theoretical Basis of This Thesis—A-R Model | 第30-39页 |
| ·The A-R Model Proposed by Yang Ping | 第30-32页 |
| ·The A-R Model Proposed by Ran Yongping | 第32-39页 |
| Chapter 5 Illustration of Humorous Utterances in Hou Baolin's Cross Talk Within A-R Model | 第39-63页 |
| ·Collection and Classification of the Data Collected in This Study | 第39页 |
| ·Detailed Analysis of the Data in the Light of A-R Model | 第39-61页 |
| ·An A-R Theoretical Analysis of Humor Produced by the First Type of Package | 第40-51页 |
| ·An A-R Theoretical Analysis of Humor Produced by the Second Type of Package | 第51-61页 |
| ·Summary of the Analysis | 第61-63页 |
| Chapter 6 Conclusion | 第63-66页 |
| References | 第66-70页 |
