| Acknowledgements | 第1-5页 |
| Abstract | 第5-7页 |
| 摘要 | 第7-8页 |
| Contents | 第8-10页 |
| Chapter 1 Introduction | 第10-13页 |
| ·Research Background of the study | 第10页 |
| ·Purpose and significance of the study | 第10-11页 |
| ·Data collection and method | 第11-12页 |
| ·Structure of the thesis | 第12-13页 |
| Chapter 2 Literature Review | 第13-24页 |
| ·Relevant studies abroad | 第13-17页 |
| ·Previous studies on deixis abroad | 第13-15页 |
| ·Previous studies on person deixis abroad | 第15-17页 |
| ·Relevant studies at home | 第17-22页 |
| ·Previous studies on deixis at home | 第17-19页 |
| ·Previous studies on person deixs at home | 第19-22页 |
| ·Summary | 第22-24页 |
| Chapter 3 Theoretical Framework | 第24-38页 |
| ·An overview of Adaptation Theory | 第24-31页 |
| ·Three core notions of Adaptation Theory | 第24-28页 |
| ·Four angles of pragmatic investigation of Adaptation Theory | 第28-31页 |
| ·Identity construction and stance taking | 第31-35页 |
| ·Identity construction | 第31-32页 |
| ·Stance taking | 第32-35页 |
| ·Pragmatic empathy and pragmatic deempathy | 第35-36页 |
| ·Pragmatic empathy | 第35-36页 |
| ·Pragmatic deempathy | 第36页 |
| ·Summary | 第36-38页 |
| Chapter 4 Unconventional uses of person deixis in cross-cultural interviewprograms | 第38-47页 |
| ·General Statement | 第38页 |
| ·Anti-preemptive use of person deixis | 第38-42页 |
| ·Personal names substituting person deixis | 第38-39页 |
| ·General nouns substituting person deixis | 第39-40页 |
| ·social addressing terms substituting person deixis | 第40-41页 |
| ·Relative addressing terms substituting person deixis | 第41-42页 |
| ·Fuzzy use of person deixis | 第42-44页 |
| ·Fuzzy use of the plural form of the first person pronoun | 第42-43页 |
| ·Fuzzy use of the plural form of the second person pronoun | 第43-44页 |
| ·Fuzzy use of the plural form of the third person pronoun | 第44页 |
| ·Variant use of person deixis | 第44-46页 |
| ·The second person pronoun substituting the first person deixis | 第44-45页 |
| ·The singular third person pronoun substituting the first person deixis | 第45-46页 |
| ·The second person pronoun substituting the third person deixis | 第46页 |
| ·Summary | 第46-47页 |
| Chapter 5 Analysis of unconventional use of person deixis in cross-cultura interviews from the perspective of Adaptation Theory | 第47-60页 |
| ·Adapted to the physical environment | 第47-50页 |
| ·The choice of stance taking | 第48-50页 |
| ·The adaptation to the time and space concerned | 第50页 |
| ·Adapted to the social factors | 第50-54页 |
| ·The construction of social identity | 第51-53页 |
| ·The influence of social power and status | 第53-54页 |
| ·Adapted to the mental world | 第54-56页 |
| ·Pragmatic empathy of interview participants | 第54-56页 |
| ·Pragmatic deempathy of interview participants | 第56页 |
| ·The causes of differences in person deixis choices | 第56-59页 |
| ·The different cultural backgrounds of interview participants | 第57-58页 |
| ·The different motivations of interview participants | 第58-59页 |
| ·Summary | 第59-60页 |
| Chapter 6 Conclusion | 第60-63页 |
| ·Summary of major findings | 第60页 |
| ·Implications of the study | 第60-61页 |
| ·Limitations of the study and suggestions for further research | 第61-63页 |
| References | 第63-67页 |
| Appendices | 第67-68页 |
| Publications | 第68页 |
