| Abstract | 第1-6页 |
| 摘要 | 第6-7页 |
| Contents | 第7-10页 |
| Introduction | 第10-16页 |
| Chapter One Literature Review of Euphemism | 第16-32页 |
| ·Definitions of Euphemism | 第16-17页 |
| ·Classifications of Euphemism | 第17-19页 |
| ·Expressive Devices of Euphemism | 第19-24页 |
| ·Phonetic Device | 第19-20页 |
| ·Lexical Device | 第20-22页 |
| ·Grammatical Device | 第22-24页 |
| ·Features of Euphemism | 第24-26页 |
| ·Universality | 第24页 |
| ·Fuzziness | 第24-25页 |
| ·Cultural Dependence | 第25-26页 |
| ·Substitutability | 第26页 |
| ·Functions of Euphemism in Communication | 第26-32页 |
| ·Function of Euphemism to Avoid Offence | 第28页 |
| ·Function of Euphemism to Show Politeness | 第28-29页 |
| ·Function of Euphemism to Disguise and Deceive | 第29-30页 |
| ·Function of Euphemism to Show Humor | 第30-32页 |
| Chapter Two Theoretical Basis | 第32-48页 |
| ·About Context | 第32-35页 |
| ·Concept of Context | 第32-34页 |
| ·Contextual Factors | 第34页 |
| ·Functions of Context | 第34-35页 |
| ·Verschueren’s Adaptation Theory | 第35-41页 |
| ·An Introduction to the Adaptation Theory | 第35-36页 |
| ·Key Notions in Adaptation Theory | 第36-41页 |
| ·Characteristics of the Adaptation Theory | 第41页 |
| ·Contextual Correlates of Adaptation in Adaptation Theory | 第41-45页 |
| ·Classification of Context in Adaptation Theory | 第41-43页 |
| ·Ingredients of Communicative Context | 第43-45页 |
| ·Summary | 第45-48页 |
| Chapter Three Analysis of Euphemism in Communicative Context | 第48-71页 |
| ·Adaptation to Roles of Utterer and Interpreter | 第48-49页 |
| ·Adaptation to the Social World | 第49-58页 |
| ·Adaptation to the Social Norms | 第50-51页 |
| ·Adaptation to the Social Settings and Institutions | 第51-54页 |
| ·Adaptation to the Cultural Conventions | 第54-58页 |
| ·Adaptation to the Mental World | 第58-67页 |
| ·Adaptation to the Root of Mental World | 第59-61页 |
| ·Adaptation to the Motivation of Saving Face | 第61-67页 |
| ·Adaptation to the Physical World | 第67-71页 |
| ·Adaptation to the Diachronic Change | 第67-69页 |
| ·Adaptation to the Synchronic Change | 第69-71页 |
| Chapter Four Implications | 第71-81页 |
| ·Pragmatic Principles of Euphemism in the Communicative Context | 第71-75页 |
| ·To be Cooperative | 第71-74页 |
| ·To be Polite | 第74页 |
| ·To be Self-protective | 第74-75页 |
| ·Pragmatic Strategies of Euphemism in the Communicative Context | 第75-79页 |
| ·The Ambiguity Strategy | 第75-76页 |
| ·The “lie” Strategy | 第76-77页 |
| ·Redundant Information Strategy | 第77-78页 |
| ·The Pursuit of Beauty Strategy | 第78-79页 |
| ·The Dynamic Trend of Euphemism | 第79-81页 |
| Conclusion | 第81-84页 |
| Bibliography | 第84-87页 |
| Achievements | 第87-88页 |
| Acknowledgement | 第88页 |
