| Abstract | 第1-8页 |
| 摘要 | 第8-10页 |
| List of Tables | 第10-11页 |
| List of Figures | 第11-12页 |
| Introduction | 第12-16页 |
| Chapter One Literature Review | 第16-36页 |
| ·The Inherent Property of Irony | 第16-19页 |
| ·Contrast Between the Intended Meaning and the Literal Meaning | 第16-17页 |
| ·Contrast in Psychology | 第17-18页 |
| ·Contrast Between the Literal Meaning and the Context | 第18-19页 |
| ·A Brief Review of the Cognitive Mechanism | 第19-24页 |
| ·Patterns of Perceptual or Cognitive Biasing Effects | 第19-21页 |
| ·Contrast and Assimilation Effects | 第21-22页 |
| ·The Study of Contrast Effects | 第22-24页 |
| ·A Brief Review of the Interpretation of Ironic Utterances | 第24-32页 |
| ·Pragmatic Interpretation of Ironic Utterances | 第25页 |
| ·Major Pragmatic Functions of Ironic Utterances | 第25-29页 |
| ·Research History of the Interpretation of Ironic Utterances | 第29-32页 |
| ·Contrast Effects on the Interpretation of Ironic Utterances | 第32-36页 |
| ·Prediction Effects of Contrast | 第33-34页 |
| ·Problems Concerning Negative Situations | 第34-36页 |
| Chapter Two Methodology | 第36-44页 |
| ·Research Questions | 第36-37页 |
| ·Participants | 第37页 |
| ·Instrument | 第37-40页 |
| ·The Source of Materials | 第37-38页 |
| ·The Design of the Present Study | 第38-40页 |
| ·Data Collection | 第40-42页 |
| ·Data Processing | 第42-44页 |
| Chapter Three Results and Discussion | 第44-69页 |
| ·Results of the Present Study | 第44-63页 |
| ·Frequency of Each Comment in Each Scenario | 第44-51页 |
| ·Frequency of Each Comment in Scenarios Representing Criticism | 第51-56页 |
| ·Comment Which Mostly Approximates to the Literal Statement | 第56-58页 |
| ·Subjective Selection of Each Statement by Each Group | 第58-61页 |
| ·Frequency of Each Comment Concerning Gender Effects | 第61-63页 |
| ·Discussion | 第63-67页 |
| ·Perceptions on the Pragmatic Effects of Each Major Function | 第63-64页 |
| ·Influence of Negative Consequence | 第64-65页 |
| ·Expressing Effects of Literal Statement | 第65页 |
| ·Expressing Effects of Ironic Utterances | 第65-66页 |
| ·Influence of Gender Factor | 第66-67页 |
| ·Summary | 第67-69页 |
| Conclusion | 第69-72页 |
| Bibliography | 第72-78页 |
| Appendix | 第78-82页 |
| Acknowledgements | 第82-83页 |
| 学位论文评阅及答辩情况表 | 第83页 |
