| Acknowledgments | 第1-5页 |
| Abstract(English version) | 第5-8页 |
| Abstract(Chinese version) | 第8-14页 |
| Chapter One Introduction | 第14-18页 |
| ·Orientation and Object of the Study | 第14-15页 |
| ·Rationale | 第15-16页 |
| ·Objective of the Study | 第16页 |
| ·Research Methodology | 第16-17页 |
| ·Organization of the Thesis | 第17-18页 |
| Chapter Two Literature Review | 第18-32页 |
| ·Studies on Presupposition | 第18-26页 |
| ·Philosophical Origin | 第18-20页 |
| ·Semantic Approaches to Presupposition | 第20-22页 |
| ·Pragmatic Approaches to Presupposition | 第22-25页 |
| ·Pragmatic Presupposition as Propositional Attitude | 第23-24页 |
| ·Pragmatic Presupposition as Felicity Conditions | 第24页 |
| ·Pragmatic Presupposition as Common Ground | 第24-25页 |
| ·The Approach to Presupposition in the Present Study | 第25-26页 |
| ·Adaptation Theory | 第26-30页 |
| ·Introduction | 第26-27页 |
| ·Making Choices | 第27-28页 |
| ·Three Properties of Language | 第28-29页 |
| ·Four Angles for Adaptation Study | 第29-30页 |
| ·Summary | 第30-32页 |
| Chapter Three Theoretical Framework | 第32-36页 |
| ·Introduction | 第32页 |
| ·Feasibility of Building the Framework | 第32-33页 |
| ·Adaptation Framework of Presupposition | 第33-35页 |
| ·Summary | 第35-36页 |
| Chapter Four Presupposition Exploration on the Basis of Adaptation Theory: A Case Study | 第36-74页 |
| ·Introduction | 第36页 |
| ·An Introduction to Thunderstorm | 第36-39页 |
| ·Portrayal of Characters through Presuppositions | 第39-46页 |
| ·Systematic Portrayal through Presuppositions | 第39-43页 |
| ·Holistic portrayal through presuppositions | 第43-46页 |
| ·Presupposition Investigations according to the Adaptation Theory | 第46-72页 |
| ·Analysis in Terms of the Contextual Correlates of Adaptability | 第47-59页 |
| ·Adaptation to the Mental World | 第48-52页 |
| ·Mental World of the Speaker | 第48-50页 |
| ·Mental World of the Hearer | 第50-52页 |
| ·Adaptation to the Social World | 第52-55页 |
| ·Adaptation to the Physical World | 第55-58页 |
| ·Summary | 第58-59页 |
| ·Analysis in Terms of the Structural Objects of Adaptability | 第59-66页 |
| ·Choices at Phonological Level | 第59-61页 |
| ·Choices at Lexical Level | 第61-62页 |
| ·Choices at Syntactic Level | 第62-64页 |
| ·Choices at Discourse Level | 第64-65页 |
| ·Summary | 第65-66页 |
| ·Analysis in Terms of Dynamics | 第66-69页 |
| ·Analysis in Terms of Salience | 第69-71页 |
| ·Salience of the Speaker | 第69-70页 |
| ·Salience of the Hearer | 第70-71页 |
| ·A Tentative Adaptation Model of Presuppositions | 第71-72页 |
| ·Summary | 第72-74页 |
| Chapter Five Conclusion | 第74-78页 |
| ·Introduction | 第74页 |
| ·Major Findings of the Thesis | 第74-76页 |
| ·Limitations of the Study | 第76页 |
| ·Suggestions for Future Study | 第76-78页 |
| Bibliography | 第78-81页 |
| Publications | 第81页 |
