| Acknowledgements | 第5-6页 |
| Abstract in English | 第6页 |
| Abstract in Chinese | 第7-8页 |
| Chapter 1． Introduction | 第8-10页 |
| 1．1 "调侃" -a Language Phenomenon in Beijing Dialect | 第8页 |
| 1．2 The Major Task | 第8页 |
| 1．3 Data Resources and Feasibility Study | 第8-9页 |
| 1．4 Significance of Research | 第9-10页 |
| Chapter 2． Definition and Linguistic-Cultural Nature | 第10-16页 |
| 2．1 Definition of "调侃" | 第10-13页 |
| 2．1．1 An Inconsistency Between Chinese Definition and Its English Translation | 第10-11页 |
| 2．1．2 Cognitive Linguistic Study of the Definition | 第11-13页 |
| 2．2 Linguistic-Cultural Nature | 第13-16页 |
| 2．2．1 Conception of "Style" | 第13-14页 |
| 2．2．2 Relationship between Style, Linguistic System and Socio-Cultural Context | 第14-16页 |
| Chapter 3． A Review of the Socio-cultural Background of Beijing-style "调侃" | 第16-23页 |
| 3．1 A Survey of Beijing Citizens | 第17-21页 |
| 3．1．1． Ordinary Citizens of Beijing—Speakers of "调侃" in Beijing Dialect | 第17-18页 |
| 3．1．2． Social Structure of Beijing Citizens in Perspective of History and Characteristics | 第18-21页 |
| 3．2． Beijing Dialect and "调侃" Style | 第21-23页 |
| 3．2．1 The History of Beijing Dialect | 第21-22页 |
| 3．2．2 Beijing-style Works, and the Beijing-style "调侃" in Them | 第22-23页 |
| Chapter 4． Linguistic and Ethnographic Study of Beijing-Style "调侃" | 第23-56页 |
| 4．1 Style and Register Study | 第23-28页 |
| 4．1．1 Lexical Level | 第25-26页 |
| 4．1．2 Discourse Level | 第26-28页 |
| 4．2 Rhetorical Study | 第28-36页 |
| 4．2．1 Metaphor | 第28-30页 |
| 4．2．2 Analogy | 第30-31页 |
| 4．2．3 Hyperbole | 第31-33页 |
| 4．2．4 Anticlimax | 第33-35页 |
| 4．2．5 Irony | 第35-36页 |
| 4．3 Logic Study | 第36-40页 |
| 4．3．1 Misinterpretation | 第37-38页 |
| 4．3．2 Absurdity | 第38-39页 |
| 4．3．3 Sophism | 第39-40页 |
| 4．4 Pragmatic Study | 第40-49页 |
| 4．4．1 Co-operative Principle | 第41-49页 |
| 4．4．1．1 Violation of Quantity | 第43-45页 |
| 4．4．1．2 Violation of Quality | 第45-47页 |
| 4．4．1．3 Violation of Relevance | 第47-48页 |
| 4．4．1．4 Violation of Manner | 第48-49页 |
| 4．5 Ethnographic Study | 第49-56页 |
| 4．5．1 Schema of "SPEAKING" | 第49-50页 |
| 4．5．2 Ethnographic Study in the Framework of "SPEAKING" | 第50-56页 |
| Chapter 5． Social Psychology of Contemporary Ordinary Beijing Citizens | 第56-60页 |
| 5．1 Tendency to Be More Variable on Psychological Level | 第57页 |
| 5．2 Temporary Spiritual Release | 第57-58页 |
| 5．3 Imaginative Participation | 第58页 |
| 5．4 Cultivation of Self-esteem | 第58-59页 |
| 5．5 Degradation of Power/ Authority | 第59-60页 |
| Chapter 6． Conclusion | 第60-62页 |
| Appendices | 第62页 |
| Appendix I List of the Source Materials | 第62-67页 |
| Appendix II List of Tables | 第67-68页 |
| Bibliography | 第68-69页 |
