| Abstract | 第1-6页 |
| 摘要 | 第6-11页 |
| Introduction | 第11-17页 |
| ·Background of This Thesis | 第11-13页 |
| ·Aims of This Thesis | 第13-14页 |
| ·Organization of This Thesis | 第14-17页 |
| Chapter One Literature Review | 第17-37页 |
| ·The Definitions and Classification of Irony | 第17-21页 |
| ·The Definitions of Irony | 第17-20页 |
| ·The Classification of Irony | 第20-21页 |
| ·Previous Approaches to the Analysis of Irony | 第21-26页 |
| ·Rhetorical Approach | 第21-23页 |
| ·Linguistic Account of Irony | 第23-26页 |
| ·Critical Review on Lao She and Tea House | 第26-30页 |
| ·Critical Review on Lao She | 第26-28页 |
| ·Critical Review on Tea House | 第28-30页 |
| ·Types and Main Features of the Language Materials of Tea House | 第30-35页 |
| ·Types of the Language Materials | 第30-33页 |
| ·Main Features of the Language Materials | 第33-35页 |
| ·Summary | 第35-37页 |
| Chapter Two Theoretical Foundations | 第37-45页 |
| ·John Austin's Speech Act Theory | 第37-39页 |
| ·John Searle's Supplement to John Austin's Speech Act Theory | 第39-44页 |
| ·John Searle's Classification of Illocutionary Acts | 第39-41页 |
| ·John Searle's Theory of Indirect Speech Acts | 第41-44页 |
| ·Summary | 第44-45页 |
| Chapter Three Macro Ironic Speech Acts in Tea House | 第45-61页 |
| ·The Literal Irony of Character Depiction | 第48-50页 |
| ·The Structural Irony of Plot Narration | 第50-60页 |
| ·The Incongruity between Characters' Speech Acts and the Context | 第51-55页 |
| ·The Discrepancy between Characters' Expectations and the Outcomes of the Story | 第55-60页 |
| ·Summary | 第60-61页 |
| Chapter Four The Characters' Different Ironic Speech Act Styles in Tea House | 第61-93页 |
| ·The Language Conflicts of the Character Himself | 第61-71页 |
| ·Void | 第63-66页 |
| ·Breaches | 第66-69页 |
| ·Insincerities | 第69-71页 |
| ·The Language Conflicts among the Characters | 第71-85页 |
| ·Assertive Irony | 第72-77页 |
| ·Directive Irony | 第77-80页 |
| ·Commissive Irony | 第80-83页 |
| ·Expressive Irony | 第83-85页 |
| ·The Perlocutionary Result of Ironic Speech Acts in Tea House | 第85-90页 |
| ·Psychological Effects | 第86-88页 |
| ·Functional Effects | 第88-90页 |
| ·Summary | 第90-93页 |
| Conclusion | 第93-97页 |
| Notes | 第97-99页 |
| Bibliography | 第99-105页 |
| Acknowledgments | 第105-107页 |
