| Acknowledgements | 第1-5页 |
| Abstract | 第5-6页 |
| 摘要 | 第6-9页 |
| Chapter 1 Introduction | 第9-14页 |
| ·Background | 第9-11页 |
| ·Significance of the research | 第11-12页 |
| ·Data collection and research method | 第12页 |
| ·Research questions | 第12-13页 |
| ·Organization of the thesis | 第13-14页 |
| Chapter 2 Literature review | 第14-23页 |
| ·Overview of public signs | 第14-21页 |
| ·Features of public signs | 第14-16页 |
| ·Classification of public signs | 第16-17页 |
| ·Common errors in translating public signs | 第17-19页 |
| ·Methods of translating public signs | 第19-21页 |
| ·Comments on the previous studies | 第21-23页 |
| Chapter 3 Theoretical framework | 第23-33页 |
| ·An introduction to Adaptation Theory | 第23-27页 |
| ·Using language: a process of choice-making | 第23-24页 |
| ·Four angles of investigation in adaptation theory | 第24-27页 |
| ·Three key properties of public signs | 第27-30页 |
| ·Variability of public signs | 第27-28页 |
| ·Negotiability of public signs | 第28-29页 |
| ·Adaptability of public signs | 第29-30页 |
| ·Structural objects and contextual correlates of adaptability | 第30-33页 |
| ·Structural objects of adaptability | 第30-31页 |
| ·Contextual correlates of adaptability | 第31-33页 |
| Chapter 4 Adaptation in public signs translation | 第33-65页 |
| ·Adaptation to the linguistic reality | 第33-51页 |
| ·Adaptation at word level | 第34-39页 |
| ·Spelling errors | 第34-35页 |
| ·Improper lexical choice | 第35-39页 |
| ·Solutions to the lexical deficiency | 第39页 |
| ·Adaptation at phrase level | 第39-46页 |
| ·Nominal phrases | 第40-42页 |
| ·Verbal phrases | 第42-45页 |
| ·Solution to the phrase inaccuracy | 第45-46页 |
| ·Adaptation at sentence level | 第46-51页 |
| ·Manifestation of errors at the sentence level | 第46-51页 |
| ·Solution to the syntactic incompetence | 第51页 |
| ·Adaptation to the extra-linguistic context | 第51-63页 |
| ·Adaptation to the socio-cultural convention | 第52-61页 |
| ·Adaptation to thinking patterns | 第52-55页 |
| ·Adaptation to ethnological culture | 第55-58页 |
| ·Adaptation to the value system | 第58-60页 |
| ·Solution to the cultural discrepancy | 第60-61页 |
| ·Adaptation to the psychological desires | 第61-63页 |
| ·Summary | 第63-65页 |
| Chapter 5 Conclusion | 第65-68页 |
| ·Summary | 第65-66页 |
| ·Implications | 第66页 |
| ·Limitations and suggestions | 第66-68页 |
| Bibliography | 第68-70页 |
