| 摘要 | 第1-4页 |
| Abstract | 第4-7页 |
| Chapter One Introduction | 第7-11页 |
| ·Significance of the Research | 第7-8页 |
| ·Objective of the Research | 第8页 |
| ·Organization of the Thesis | 第8-11页 |
| Chapter Two Literature Review | 第11-19页 |
| ·The Definition and Classification of Ambiguity | 第11-13页 |
| ·The Definition of Intentional Ambiguity | 第13-15页 |
| ·The Existing Studies of Intentional Ambiguity | 第15-17页 |
| ·Studies from the Perspective of the Characteristics and Functions of Intentional Ambiguity | 第15页 |
| ·Studies from the Perspective of Language Teaching and Learning | 第15-16页 |
| ·Studies from the Perspective of Translation | 第16-17页 |
| ·The Perspective of Verschueren’s Adaptation Theory | 第17-19页 |
| Chapter Three Theoretical Framework | 第19-25页 |
| ·The Pragmatics Perspective | 第19-20页 |
| ·Verschueren's Adaptation Theory | 第20-25页 |
| ·Making Choices | 第20-21页 |
| ·Three Properties of Language: variability, negotiability and adaptability | 第21-22页 |
| ·Four Angles of Investigation | 第22-25页 |
| Chapter Four Study of Intentional Ambiguity Based on Adaptation | 第25-63页 |
| ·Intentional Ambiguity as a Process of Making Choices | 第25-26页 |
| ·Variability of Intentional Ambiguity Phenomenon | 第26-32页 |
| ·Analysis of Intentional Ambiguity at the Phonetic Level | 第27-28页 |
| ·Analysis of Intentional Ambiguity at the Lexical Level | 第28-30页 |
| ·Analysis of Intentional Ambiguity at the Syntactic Level | 第30-32页 |
| ·Negotiation when Choosing Intentional Ambiguity | 第32-47页 |
| ·Analysis of the Effects Creating when Using Intentional | 第33-42页 |
| ·Humour-creating | 第33-35页 |
| ·Pun-making | 第35-37页 |
| ·Intention-alluding | 第37-38页 |
| ·Purpose-realizing | 第38-40页 |
| ·Topic-transferring | 第40-42页 |
| ·Analysis of the Salience of Adaptability when Choosing Intentional Ambiguity | 第42-47页 |
| ·Degrees of Salience | 第42-45页 |
| ·Salience of Adaptation Process | 第45-47页 |
| ·Adaptation of Intentional Ambiguity as a Communicative Strategy to Contextual Correlates | 第47-63页 |
| ·Analysis of the Adaptation Process in Terms of the Language Users: utterer and interpreter | 第49-53页 |
| ·Adaptation to the Utterer’s Many Voices | 第50-51页 |
| ·Adaptation to the Interpreter’s Many Roles | 第51-53页 |
| ·Analysis of the Adaptation Process in Terms of the Mental World | 第53-63页 |
| ·Adaptation to the Utterer’s Motivations | 第55-56页 |
| ·Adaptation to the Utterer’s Intentions | 第56-57页 |
| ·Adaptation to the Interpreter’s Wishes | 第57-58页 |
| ·Adaptation to the Interpreter’s Emotions | 第58-63页 |
| Chapter Five Conclusion | 第63-67页 |
| ·Summary of the Present Study | 第63-64页 |
| ·Limitations of the Present Study | 第64-65页 |
| ·Suggestions for Further Study | 第65-67页 |
| Acknowledgements | 第67-69页 |
| Bibliography | 第69-72页 |
| 研究成果 | 第72-73页 |
