| Chapter One Introduction | 第1-15页 |
| 1．1 The Organization of the Thesis | 第6页 |
| 1．2 Irony Pervades Everyday Life | 第6-7页 |
| 1．3 Definitions and Classificatons of Irony | 第7-15页 |
| 1．3．1 The Definition and Classification of Irony in English | 第7-11页 |
| 1．3．2 The Definition and Classification of Irony in Chinese | 第11-13页 |
| 1．3．3 Conclusion | 第13-15页 |
| Chapter Two A Review of Irony and Its Workings | 第15-27页 |
| 2．1 Introduction | 第15页 |
| 2．2 The Rnetorical Approach | 第15-17页 |
| 2．3 The Pragmatic Approach | 第17-23页 |
| 2．3．1 Grice's Theory: Conversational Implicature and Cooperative Principle | 第17-19页 |
| 2．3．2 Leech's Principle of Irony | 第19-21页 |
| 2．3．3 Giora's Graded Salience Violation | 第21-23页 |
| 2．4 The Cognitive Approach: Irony as Mention by Sperber ＆ Wilson | 第23-26页 |
| 2．5 Conclusion | 第26-27页 |
| Chapter Three The Pragmatic Functions of Irony | 第27-34页 |
| 3．1 Introduction | 第27页 |
| 3．2 The Pragmatic Functions of Irony in English | 第27-30页 |
| 3．3 The Pragmatic Functions of Irony in Chinese | 第30-33页 |
| 3．4 The Conclusion | 第33-34页 |
| Chapter Four Irony From a Cognitive Perspective | 第34-41页 |
| 4．1 Introduction | 第34-35页 |
| 4．2 A Cognitive Approach to Irony | 第35-40页 |
| 4．3 Conclusion | 第40-41页 |
| Chapter Five Conclusion | 第41-44页 |
| 5．1 The Similarities of Irony in Both Languages | 第41-42页 |
| 5．2 The Differences Between Them | 第42-43页 |
| 5．3 Suggestions for Future Research | 第43-44页 |
| Bibliography | 第44-46页 |
