| Acknowledgements | 第1-6页 |
| Abstract | 第6-9页 |
| 内容摘要 | 第9-14页 |
| Chapter 1 Introduction | 第14-18页 |
| ·Background of This Thesis | 第14-15页 |
| ·Significance of This Study | 第15-16页 |
| ·Objectives and Research Questions | 第16页 |
| ·Methodology of This Thesis | 第16-17页 |
| ·Layout of This Study | 第17-18页 |
| Chapter 2 Literature Review | 第18-27页 |
| ·The Basic Concepts of Irony | 第18-19页 |
| ·The Definitions of Irony | 第18-19页 |
| ·The Classifications of Irony | 第19页 |
| ·Pragmatic Study of Verbal Irony | 第19-23页 |
| ·Grice’s Account of Verbal Irony | 第19-20页 |
| ·Sperber & Wilson’s View of Verbal Irony | 第20-21页 |
| ·Clark & Gerrig’s Account of Verbal Irony | 第21-22页 |
| ·Limitations of the Previous Studies | 第22-23页 |
| ·Previous Studies on Pride and Prejudice | 第23-26页 |
| ·The Studies Abroad | 第23-24页 |
| ·The Studies in China | 第24-25页 |
| ·Comment on the Previous Studies | 第25-26页 |
| ·Summary | 第26-27页 |
| Chapter 3 Theoretical Framework | 第27-35页 |
| ·An Introduction to Adaptation Theory | 第27-28页 |
| ·The Perspective View of Adaptation Theory | 第27-28页 |
| ·The Theoretical Origin of Adaptation Theory | 第28页 |
| ·Contents of Adaptation Theory | 第28-32页 |
| ·Making Choices in Language Use | 第28-29页 |
| ·Three Notions in Language Use | 第29-31页 |
| ·Variability | 第29-30页 |
| ·Negotiability | 第30页 |
| ·Adaptability | 第30-31页 |
| ·Four Angles Concerning Adaptation Theory | 第31-32页 |
| ·Contextual Correlates of Adaptability | 第31页 |
| ·Structural Objects of Adaptability | 第31页 |
| ·Dynamics of Adaptability | 第31页 |
| ·Salience of the Adaptation Process | 第31-32页 |
| ·The Framework of the Present Study | 第32-34页 |
| ·Verbal Irony as Adaptation to Contextual Correlates | 第32-33页 |
| ·Verbal Irony and the Structural Objects of Adaptability | 第33页 |
| ·Verbal Irony and the Dynamics of Adaptability | 第33页 |
| ·Verbal Irony and Salience of the Adaptation Processes | 第33-34页 |
| ·Summary | 第34-35页 |
| Chapter 4 An Analysis of Ironic Narration in Pride and Prejudice with Adaptaion Theory | 第35-49页 |
| ·About Pride and Prejudice | 第36-38页 |
| ·A Brief Introduction to Pride and Prejudice | 第36页 |
| ·Types of Language Material in Pride and Prejudice | 第36-38页 |
| ·Ironic Narration as Adaptation to the Communicative Context | 第38-44页 |
| ·Adapting to the Social World | 第38-41页 |
| ·Adapting to the Characters’ Views on Marriage | 第38-40页 |
| ·Adapting to the Social Hierarchy | 第40-41页 |
| ·Adapting to the Mental World | 第41-44页 |
| ·Adapting to Austen’s Intentions to Convey Criticism | 第42-43页 |
| ·Adapting to Austen’s Intentions to Convey Sympathy | 第43-44页 |
| ·Structural Correlates of Ironic Narration | 第44-48页 |
| ·Cues at Lexical Level | 第45-46页 |
| ·Cues at Syntactic Level | 第46-48页 |
| ·Summary | 第48-49页 |
| Chapter 5 An Analysis of Ironic Utterances in Pride and Prejudice with Adaptation Theory | 第49-79页 |
| ·Ironic Utterances as Adaptation to the Communicative Context | 第49-61页 |
| ·Adapting to the Social World | 第49-54页 |
| ·Adapting to the Unequal Power Relations | 第49-51页 |
| ·Adapting to the Close Social Distance | 第51-53页 |
| ·Adapting to the Social Conventions | 第53-54页 |
| ·Adapting to the Mental World | 第54-61页 |
| ·Adapting to the Characters’ Emotions | 第54-57页 |
| ·Adapting to the Characters’ Intentions | 第57-60页 |
| ·Adapting to the Characters’ Personalities | 第60-61页 |
| ·Structural Correlates of Ironic Utterances | 第61-67页 |
| ·The Cues of Incongruous Vocabulary | 第62-63页 |
| ·The Cues of Some Interjections | 第63-65页 |
| ·The Cues of Incongruous Intonation | 第65-66页 |
| ·The Cues of Syntax | 第66-67页 |
| ·The Dynamic Adaptive Process of Ironic Utterances | 第67-73页 |
| ·Elizabeth and Darcy | 第68-71页 |
| ·Elizabeth and Lady Catherine | 第71-73页 |
| ·Ironic Utterances and the Salience | 第73-77页 |
| ·The Generalization of Salience | 第74页 |
| ·Degrees of Salience in the Realization of Ironic Utterances | 第74-77页 |
| ·Ironic Utterances and Individual Salience | 第74-75页 |
| ·Ironic Utterances and Social Salience | 第75-77页 |
| ·Summary | 第77-79页 |
| Chapter 6 Conclusion | 第79-82页 |
| ·Summary of the Findings | 第79-80页 |
| ·Limitations of the Study | 第80页 |
| ·Suggestions for Further Research | 第80-82页 |
| Bibliography | 第82-85页 |
| Publication | 第85页 |
