| 内容提要 | 第1-5页 |
| Synopsis | 第5-6页 |
| 摘要 | 第6-8页 |
| Abstract | 第8-13页 |
| Introduction | 第13-15页 |
| Chapter One Literature Review | 第15-29页 |
| ·Definition and Classification of Lies | 第15-17页 |
| ·Review of Relevant Studies | 第17-26页 |
| ·The Psychological Approach to Lies | 第18-19页 |
| ·The Sociological Approach to Lies | 第19-21页 |
| ·The Pragmatic Approach to Lies | 第21-26页 |
| ·Problems in the Past Studies | 第26-29页 |
| Chapter Two Theoretical Foundation and Methodology | 第29-40页 |
| ·The Relevance-Adaptation Model | 第30-37页 |
| ·Optimal Relevance as the Goal of Communication | 第30-31页 |
| ·Adaptation as a Dynamic Process of Achieving Optimal Relevance | 第31-32页 |
| ·Presumption of Relevance as the Basis of Linguistic and Stylistic Choices | 第32-33页 |
| ·Inter-adaptation between Context and Linguistic Structure | 第33-34页 |
| ·Relevance-Adaptation as a Process of Strategic Choices | 第34-37页 |
| ·Methodology | 第37-40页 |
| ·Research Questions | 第37-38页 |
| ·Data Collection | 第38页 |
| ·Methods and Research Procedures | 第38-40页 |
| Chapter Three Data Analysis and Discussions | 第40-69页 |
| ·Relevance in Lies | 第40-46页 |
| ·Relevance-seeking in Lies for the Goal of Communication | 第40-44页 |
| ·Presumption of Relevance by the Addresser Based on the Context | 第44-46页 |
| ·Production of Lies as a Process of Contextual Adaptation | 第46-57页 |
| ·Situational Context | 第47-51页 |
| ·Social Context | 第51-55页 |
| ·Mental Context | 第55-57页 |
| ·Relevance-adaptation in Lies as a Dynamic Process | 第57-60页 |
| ·Lying as a Process of Strategic Choices | 第60-66页 |
| ·Lies as a Result of Linguistic Choices | 第66-69页 |
| Conclusion | 第69-72页 |
| References | 第72-75页 |
| Acknowledgements | 第75-76页 |
| 导师及作者简介 | 第76页 |
