| Acknowledgements | 第1-5页 |
| Abstract | 第5-7页 |
| 摘要 | 第7-11页 |
| Chapter I Introduction | 第11-16页 |
| ·Background of the Research | 第11页 |
| ·Significance of the Research | 第11-12页 |
| ·Hypothesis of the Thesis | 第12-14页 |
| ·Outline of the Research | 第14-16页 |
| Chapter II Literature Review | 第16-35页 |
| ·Interpretation | 第16-19页 |
| ·Definition of Interpretation | 第16页 |
| ·Interpreting Process and Parties | 第16-19页 |
| ·Pragmatics and Interpretation | 第19页 |
| ·Relevance Theory | 第19-28页 |
| ·Fundamental Notions of Relevance Theory | 第20-27页 |
| ·Implicature and Explicature | 第20-21页 |
| ·Ostension and Inference | 第21-22页 |
| ·Context: Cognition Environment | 第22-26页 |
| ·Cognitive Principle: Optimal Relevance | 第26-27页 |
| ·Contributions and Limitations of Relevance Theory | 第27-28页 |
| ·Adaptation Theory | 第28-35页 |
| ·Fundamental Notions of Adaptation Theory | 第28-32页 |
| ·Making Choice | 第28-30页 |
| ·Variability, Negotiability and Adaptability | 第30-31页 |
| ·Four Angles of Investigation | 第31-32页 |
| ·Contributions and Limitations of Adaptation Theory | 第32-35页 |
| Chapter III Comparative Study between Relevance Theory and Adaptation Theory | 第35-39页 |
| ·Methodology and Approach of the Study | 第35页 |
| ·Similarities and Differences of Relevance Theory and Adaptation Theory | 第35-39页 |
| Chapter IV Application of Relevance Theory and Adaptation Theory in Two Stages of Interpreting Process | 第39-53页 |
| ·Application of Relevance Theory in Comprehension Stage | 第39-44页 |
| ·Make Correct Comprehension | 第40-42页 |
| ·Capture Informative Intention | 第42-43页 |
| ·Understand Cultural-involved Utterances | 第43-44页 |
| ·Insufficiencies of Relevance Theory in Reproduction Stage | 第44-46页 |
| ·The Answer of Adaptation Theory to Insufficiencies of Relevance Theory | 第46-47页 |
| ·Application of Adaptation Theory in Reproduction Stage | 第47-53页 |
| ·Contextual Correlates | 第48页 |
| ·Structural Objects | 第48-49页 |
| ·Dynamic Adaptability | 第49-51页 |
| ·Salience | 第51-53页 |
| Chapter V Conclusion | 第53-56页 |
| ·Main Findings of the Study | 第53-54页 |
| ·Limitations of the Study | 第54页 |
| ·Suggested Future Studies | 第54-56页 |
| References | 第56-58页 |
