| Acknowledgements | 第1-6页 |
| Abstract | 第6-7页 |
| 摘要 | 第7-10页 |
| Chapter 1 Introduction | 第10-15页 |
| ·The Definition of Deliberate Misinterpretation | 第10-12页 |
| ·The Properties of Deliberate Misinterpretation | 第12-13页 |
| ·The Purpose of the Present Research | 第13页 |
| ·The Framework of the Thesis | 第13-15页 |
| Chapter 2 Literature Review | 第15-24页 |
| ·Controversies about the Terminology | 第15-17页 |
| ·An Overview of Related Studies | 第17-20页 |
| ·Misunderstanding Studied Abroad | 第17-18页 |
| ·Misunderstanding Studied at Home | 第18-20页 |
| ·Previous Research Approaches to Deliberate Misinterpretation | 第20-24页 |
| ·Deliberate Misinterpretation Interpreted from the Perspective of Context | 第20-21页 |
| ·Deliberate Misinterpretation Interpreted from the Rhetoric Perspective | 第21-22页 |
| ·Deliberate Misinterpretation Interpreted by Adaptation Theory | 第22页 |
| ·Deliberate Misinterpretation Interpreted by Relevance Theory | 第22-24页 |
| Chapter 3 Pragmatic Apparatuses for Deliberate Misinterpretation | 第24-31页 |
| ·Brown & Levinson’s Face Theory | 第24-26页 |
| ·Positive Face | 第24页 |
| ·Negative Face | 第24-26页 |
| ·Leech’s Politeness Principle | 第26-27页 |
| ·Sperber & Wilson’s Relevance Theory | 第27-31页 |
| ·Ostensive-Inferential Communication | 第28-29页 |
| ·Relevance Principle | 第29页 |
| ·Cognitive Environment and its Mutual Manifestness | 第29-31页 |
| Chapter 4 Deliberate Misinterpretation at Different Levels | 第31-40页 |
| ·Deliberate Misinterpretation at Phonological Level | 第31-34页 |
| ·Deliberate Misinterpretation at Semantic Level | 第34-36页 |
| ·Deliberate Misinterpretation of Word Meaning | 第34-35页 |
| ·Deliberate Misinterpretation of Sentence Meaning | 第35-36页 |
| ·Deliberate Misinterpretation at Pragmatic Level | 第36-38页 |
| ·Deliberate Misinterpretation at Social-Cultural Level | 第38-40页 |
| Chapter 5 Pragmatic Motivations for Deliberate Misinterpretation | 第40-48页 |
| ·To Save Face | 第40-41页 |
| ·To Avoid Embarrassment | 第41-42页 |
| ·To Show Politeness | 第42-43页 |
| ·To Avoid Getting Humiliation | 第43-44页 |
| ·To Avoid Getting Disadvantageous Inference | 第44-48页 |
| Chapter 6 Conclusion | 第48-50页 |
| Bibliography | 第50-53页 |
| Published Works | 第53页 |
