| 摘要 | 第5-6页 |
| ABSTRACT | 第6-7页 |
| Chapter 1 Introduction | 第12-16页 |
| 1.1 Background of the Study | 第12-13页 |
| 1.2 Objectives of the Study | 第13-14页 |
| 1.3 Research Methodology of the Study | 第14页 |
| 1.4 General Framework of the Study | 第14-16页 |
| Chapter 2 Literature Review | 第16-22页 |
| 2.1 Basic Concepts of Irony | 第16-18页 |
| 2.1.1 The Definition of Irony | 第16-17页 |
| 2.1.2 The Classification of Irony | 第17-18页 |
| 2.2 Previous Approaches to Irony | 第18-22页 |
| 2.2.1 Literary or Rhetoric Approach to Irony | 第18-19页 |
| 2.2.2 Semantic Approach to Irony | 第19-20页 |
| 2.2.3 Pragmatic Approach to Irony | 第20-22页 |
| Chapter 3 Theoretical Framework of The Study | 第22-30页 |
| 3.1 Main Concepts of Adaptation Theory | 第22-26页 |
| 3.1.1 Language Use as Making Choices | 第22-23页 |
| 3.1.2 Three Properties of Language | 第23-24页 |
| 3.1.3 Four Angles of Adaptability | 第24-26页 |
| 3.2 Irony Within the Framework of Adaptation Theory | 第26-30页 |
| 3.2.1 Irony as the Result of Making Choices | 第26-27页 |
| 3.2.2 Irony as the Realization of Adaptation | 第27-28页 |
| 3.2.3 Feasibility of the Present Study | 第28-30页 |
| Chapter 4 The Adaptation of Irony in Sense and Sensibility | 第30-59页 |
| 4.1 A Brief Introduction of Sense and Sensibility | 第30-31页 |
| 4.2 Types of Language Material | 第31-33页 |
| 4.2.1 Language Material at the Macro Level | 第31-32页 |
| 4.2.2 Language Material at the Micro Level | 第32-33页 |
| 4.3 Ironic Cues | 第33-34页 |
| 4.4 Irony in Sense and Sensibility as Adaptation to Contextual Correlates | 第34-49页 |
| 4.4.1 Irony as Adaptation to the Mental World | 第35-40页 |
| 4.4.2 Irony as Adaptation to the Social World | 第40-46页 |
| 4.4.3 Irony as Adaptation to the Physical World | 第46-49页 |
| 4.5 Irony in Sense and Sensibility As Adaptation to Structural Objects | 第49-53页 |
| 4.5.1 Irony as Adaptation to Sound Structure | 第50-51页 |
| 4.5.2 Irony as Adaptation to Specific Words | 第51-52页 |
| 4.5.3 Irony as Adaptation to Syntactic Construction | 第52-53页 |
| 4.6 The Dynamic Adaptability of Irony in Sense and Sensibility | 第53-56页 |
| 4.7 Salience and Irony in Sense and Sensibility | 第56-59页 |
| Chapter 5 Conclusion | 第59-61页 |
| 5.1 Major Findings of the Present Study | 第59-60页 |
| 5.2 Limitations of the Present Study | 第60页 |
| 5.3 Suggestions for Further Research | 第60-61页 |
| Bibliography | 第61-64页 |
| Acknowledgements | 第64-65页 |
| 在学期间发表的学术论文和参加科研情况 | 第65页 |
