Chapter 1 Introduction
1.1 Rationale
1.2 Research Methods
1.3 Outline
1.4 Research Findings
Chapter 2 Literature Review
2.1 Definition of Humor
2.2 A Brief History of Humor and Humor Studies in the West
2.3 Humor and Humor Studies in Chinese History
2.4 Theories of Humor
Chapter 3 An Approach to Humor Based on Contextual Dimensions
3.1 A Review of Context in Humor
3.2 New Development: Contextual Dimensions as the Framework of the Study
3.3 Role of Context in Interactive Humor
Chapter 4 A Study of Humor in an English Language Situation Comedy — “Friends”
4.1 Introduction and Selection Criteria
4.2 A Linguistic Analysis of Humor
Chapter 5 A Study of Humor in a Chinese Language Situation Comedy — 《我爱我家》
（I Love My Family）
5.1 Introduction and Selection Criteria
5.2 A Linguistic Analysis of Humor
Chapter 6 Comparisons and Discussions
6.1 Frequency of Humor
6.2 Type of Humor (Context)
6.3 A Statistical Analysis
6.4 Summary and Significance of Findings
Chapter 7 Conclusion
7.1 Summary of the Findings
7.2 Limitations of the Research
7.3 Some Thoughts on Future Research
Bibliography
Appendix A Analytical Statistics of
“Friends” — Episode 3-24
Appendix B Analytical Statistics of
“I Love My Family” — Episode 3-24
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