| Acknowledgments | 第1-7页 |
| Abstract | 第7-9页 |
| 摘要 | 第9-14页 |
| Chapter 1 Introduction | 第14-19页 |
| ·Background of the Study | 第14-16页 |
| ·Significance of the Study | 第16-17页 |
| ·Organization of the Thesis | 第17-19页 |
| Chapter 2 Literature Review | 第19-29页 |
| ·Definitions and Classifications of Deception | 第19-22页 |
| ·Definitions of Deception | 第19-20页 |
| ·Classifications of Deception | 第20-22页 |
| ·Studies of Deception Abroad and at Home | 第22-29页 |
| ·Studies of Deception Abroad | 第22-26页 |
| ·Studies of Deception at Home | 第26-29页 |
| Chapter 3 Related Theory and Methodology | 第29-37页 |
| ·An Introduction to Verschueren’s Adaptation Theory | 第29-34页 |
| ·Choice-making | 第29-31页 |
| ·Three Properties of Language | 第31-32页 |
| ·Four Angles of Pragmatic Investigation | 第32页 |
| ·A Dynamic Study of Deception from the Perspective of Linguistic Form and Context | 第32-34页 |
| ·Methodology | 第34-37页 |
| ·Research Questions | 第34-35页 |
| ·Data Collection | 第35-36页 |
| ·Data Presentation | 第36-37页 |
| Chapter 4 A Comparative Study of Deception in English and Chinese Based on the Adaptation Theory | 第37-74页 |
| ·Adaptation Interpretation to Deception | 第37-51页 |
| ·Adaptation to the Mental World | 第37-43页 |
| ·Adaptation to the Social World | 第43-48页 |
| ·Adaptation to the Physical World | 第48-51页 |
| ·The Similarities and Differences between Deception in English and Chinese | 第51-64页 |
| ·The Similarities between Deception in English and Chinese | 第52-55页 |
| ·The Differences between Deception in English and Chinese | 第55-64页 |
| ·The Reasons of the Differences between Deception in English and Chinese | 第64-69页 |
| ·Different Cultural Value Systems | 第64-66页 |
| ·Different World Views | 第66-67页 |
| ·Different Historical Backgrounds | 第67-68页 |
| ·Different Patterns of Thinking | 第68页 |
| ·Different Conversational Styles | 第68-69页 |
| ·The Similar Positive and Negative Effects of Deception in both English and Chinese | 第69-74页 |
| ·Positive Effects | 第69-72页 |
| ·Negative Effects | 第72-74页 |
| Chapter 5 Conclusion | 第74-78页 |
| ·Major Findings | 第75-76页 |
| ·Limitations of the Study | 第76-77页 |
| ·Suggestions for Further Study | 第77-78页 |
| References | 第78-81页 |
