| Acknowledgements | 第4-7页 |
| Abstract | 第7-8页 |
| 摘要 | 第9-11页 |
| Chapter One Introduction | 第11-17页 |
| 1.1 Background of the Research | 第11-15页 |
| 1.2 Objectives and Research Questions | 第15页 |
| 1.3 Layout of the thesis | 第15-17页 |
| Chapter Two Literature Review | 第17-24页 |
| 2.1 Definition of Person Deixis | 第17-18页 |
| 2.2 Characteristics of Person Deixis | 第18-19页 |
| 2.3 Semantic Features of Person Deixis | 第19-20页 |
| 2.4 Pragmatic Approach to Person Deixis | 第20-23页 |
| 2.5 Summary | 第23-24页 |
| Chapter Three Classification of Chinese Personal References | 第24-40页 |
| 3.1 The Realization of Personal References | 第24-25页 |
| 3.2 The Conditions of Realization | 第25-26页 |
| 3.3 Types of Realization | 第26-27页 |
| 3.4 Three Types of Personal References in Chinese | 第27-38页 |
| 3.4.1 Absolute Realization and General Personal Reference | 第27-29页 |
| 3.4.2 Redundant Realization and Restricted Personal Reference | 第29-33页 |
| 3.4.3 Deficient Realization and Non-autonomous Personal Reference | 第33-38页 |
| 3.5 Summary | 第38-40页 |
| Chapter Four Theoretical Framework | 第40-48页 |
| 4.1 Relevance Theory | 第40-42页 |
| 4.1.1 The Definition of Relevance | 第40-41页 |
| 4.1.2 The Principles of Relevance | 第41-42页 |
| 4.2 Adaptation Theory | 第42-45页 |
| 4.2.1 Pragmatics as a General Functional Perspective on Language Use | 第42-43页 |
| 4.2.2 Choice-Making | 第43页 |
| 4.2.3 Linguistic Adaptation as a Result of Structural Choice-Making | 第43-44页 |
| 4.2.4 Four Inter-related Angles | 第44-45页 |
| 4.3 Relevance-Adaptation Model | 第45-46页 |
| 4.4 Summary | 第46-48页 |
| Chapter Five Cognitive-Adaptive Analysis of Personal References | 第48-65页 |
| 5.1 Personal References as a Result of Choice-making | 第48-49页 |
| 5.2 Relevance Analysis of Three Types of Personal References | 第49-52页 |
| 5.3 Investigation of the Contribution of Contextual Correlates of Adaptability to Personal Reference | 第52-64页 |
| 5.3.1 Adaptation to the physical world | 第52页 |
| 5.3.2 Adaptation to the sicial world | 第52-58页 |
| 5.3.2.1 Adaptation to social settings | 第53-55页 |
| 5.3.2.2 Adaptation to the culture | 第55-58页 |
| 5.3.3 Adaptation to the mental world | 第58-64页 |
| 5.3.3.1 Reducing Emotional Distance | 第58-61页 |
| 5.3.3.2 Creating Emotional Distance | 第61-64页 |
| 5.4 Summary | 第64-65页 |
| Chapter Six Conclusion | 第65-68页 |
| 6.1 Major Findings of the Research | 第65-67页 |
| 6.2 Limitations and Suggestions | 第67-68页 |
| References | 第68-71页 |
