声明
Chapter One Introduction
1.1 Research Background
1.2 Purpose of the Research
1.3 Significance of the Thesis
1.4 Layout of the Thesis
Chapter Two Literature Review
2.1 H.P. Grice’s Cooperative Principle
2.2 H.P. Grice’s Conversational Implicature
2.3 Previous Studies on Verbal Humor
Chapter Three Generation of Verbal Humor in The Ellen DeGeneres Show
3.1 Violation of the Quantity Maxim to Generate Verbal Humor
3.2 Violation of the Quality Maxim to Generate Verbal Humor
3.3 Violation of the Relation Maxim to Generate Verbal Humor
3.4 Violation of the Manner Maxim to Generate Verbal Humor
Chapter Four Factors Achieving Humor Effect in The Ellen DeGeneres Show
4.1 The Host’s Pragmatic Competence
4.2 Consideration of Audience
Chapter Five Conclusion
5.1 Major Findings
5.2 Limitations and Suggestions
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