| Acknowledgements | 第6-7页 |
| 摘要 | 第7-8页 |
| Abstract | 第8页 |
| Chapter 1 Introduction | 第13-17页 |
| 1.1 Background of the Study | 第13-14页 |
| 1.2 Problem Statement | 第14页 |
| 1.3 Research Questions | 第14-15页 |
| 1.4 Objectives of the Study | 第15页 |
| 1.5 Significance of the Study | 第15页 |
| 1.6 Research Design and Methodology | 第15-16页 |
| 1.7 Organization of the Study | 第16-17页 |
| Chapter 2 Review of Related Literature | 第17-40页 |
| 2.1 Review of the Literature on Political Cartoons | 第17-30页 |
| 2.1.1 Definition of Political Cartoons | 第17-18页 |
| 2.1.2 Purposes of Political Cartoons | 第18页 |
| 2.1.3 Categories of Political Cartoons | 第18-21页 |
| 2.1.4 Expression Tools of Political Cartoons | 第21-23页 |
| 2.1.5 Types of Political Cartoons | 第23-28页 |
| 2.1.6 Analysis of Political Cartoons | 第28-30页 |
| 2.2 Previous Linguistic Studies on Political Cartoons | 第30-35页 |
| 2.2.1 Rhetorical Approach | 第30-32页 |
| 2.2.2 Semiotic Approach | 第32-34页 |
| 2.2.3 Cognitive linguistic Approach | 第34-35页 |
| 2.3 Review of the Literature on Verbal Irony | 第35-40页 |
| 2.3.1 Definition of Verbal Irony | 第36页 |
| 2.3.2 Irony,Sarcasm and Satire | 第36-38页 |
| 2.3.3 Pragmatic Functions of Verbal Irony | 第38-40页 |
| Chapter 3 Theoretical Backgrounds | 第40-46页 |
| 3.1 Speech Acts and Indirect Speech Act Theory | 第40-42页 |
| 3.2 Analysis of Indirect Speech Acts in Political Cartoons | 第42-44页 |
| 3.3 Indirect Speech Acts and the Situational Information | 第44-46页 |
| Chapter 4 Realization of the Anticipated Ironic Effects through Indirect SpeechActs and Images | 第46-105页 |
| 4.1 Indirect Ironic Speech Acts | 第47-70页 |
| 4.1.1 Indirect Ironic Assertives | 第47-52页 |
| 4.1.2 Indirect Ironic Directives | 第52-58页 |
| 4.1.3 Indirect Ironic Commissives | 第58-65页 |
| 4.1.4 Indirect Ironic Expressives | 第65-70页 |
| 4.2 The Tripartite Structure of Verbal Irony in Political Cartoons | 第70-95页 |
| 4.2.1 Direct Way of Satirizing | 第73-79页 |
| 4.2.2 Indirect Way of Satirizing | 第79-95页 |
| 4.3. Interaction between Indirect Speech Acts and Images | 第95-105页 |
| 4.3.1 Indirect Speech Acts Complementing Images | 第95-101页 |
| 4.3.2 Indirect Speech Acts Overlapping Images | 第101-105页 |
| Chapter 5 Conclusion | 第105-109页 |
| 5.1 Major Findings of the Study | 第105-107页 |
| 5.2 Limitations of Study and Suggestions for Further Studies | 第107-109页 |
| Bibliography | 第109-113页 |
