封面
声明
中文摘要
英文摘要
英文摘要
Introduction
0.1 Purposes of This Study
0.2 Significance of This Study
0.3 Layout of the Thesis
0.4 Sources of Corpus
Chapter 1 Literature Review
1.1 Definitions of Humor and Verbal Humor
1.2 Traditional Views of Humor: Superiority Theory, Release Theory, and Incongruity Theory
1.3 Linguistic Studies of Verbal Humor
Chapter 2 Threefold Context of Verbal Humor
2.1 Context and Its Classification
2.2 Constitution of Verbal Humor’s Contexts
Chapter 3 Pragmatic Functions of Verbal Humor
3.1 Verbal Humor as a Strategy of Resilience
3.2 Verbal Humor as a Way of Criticism
3.3 Verbal Humor as a Defense Mechanism
3.4 Verbal Humor as a Tool of Reconciling Conflict
3.5 Verbal Humor’s Pragmatic Functions and Its Threefold Context
Chapter 4 Implication for Utilizing Verbal Humor in English Teaching
4.1 Significance of Incorporating Verbal Humor in English Teaching
4.2 Ways of Incorporating Verbal Humor in English Teaching
Conclusion
Major Findings
Limitations and Suggestions for Further Research
参考文献
致谢
Appendix A Verbal Humor Discourses from Reader’s Digest in 2009
Informative Chinese Abstract
Résuméand Publications since Entering the Program