| Descrtptive Chinese Abstract | 第1-6页 |
| English Abstract | 第6-10页 |
| Introduction | 第10-14页 |
| 1 The Rationale of the Paper | 第10页 |
| 2 The Problem with the Existing Studies | 第10-11页 |
| 3 Purposes of the Paper | 第11-12页 |
| 4 Methodology | 第12页 |
| 5 Outline of the Thesis | 第12-14页 |
| Chapter 1 Review of Past Studies | 第14-17页 |
| ·The Literary Criticism Perspective | 第14-15页 |
| ·The Pragmatic Perspective | 第15-17页 |
| Chapter 2 Theoretical Framework | 第17-28页 |
| ·Introduction | 第17页 |
| ·What is Linguistic Adaptation Theory | 第17-26页 |
| ·Nature of Language Use--Choice Making | 第17-19页 |
| ·Three Properties of Language Use | 第19-21页 |
| ·Angles of Investigation | 第21-26页 |
| ·Adaptation Theory Applied in the Present Study | 第26-27页 |
| ·Summary | 第27-28页 |
| Chapter 3 Adaptation to the Physical World in Wang Xifeng’s Speech | 第28-39页 |
| ·Introduction | 第28页 |
| ·Adaptation to Time | 第28-34页 |
| ·Adaptation to Space | 第34-38页 |
| ·Summary | 第38-39页 |
| Chapter 4 Adaptation to the Social World in Wang Xifeng’s Speech | 第39-56页 |
| ·Introduction | 第39页 |
| ·Adaptation to Power | 第39-47页 |
| ·Adaptation to Social Relationships | 第47-55页 |
| ·Adaptation to Love Affair Relationship | 第48-50页 |
| ·Adaptation to Workmate Relationship | 第50-51页 |
| ·Adaptation to Friend Relationship | 第51-53页 |
| ·Adaptation to Family Member Relationship | 第53-55页 |
| ·Summary | 第55-56页 |
| Chapter 5 Adaptation to the Mental World in Wang Xifeng’s Speech | 第56-66页 |
| ·Introduction | 第56-57页 |
| ·Adaptation to Utterer’s Motivation | 第57-59页 |
| ·Adaptation to Utterer’s Personality | 第59-61页 |
| ·Adaptation to Utterer’s Beliefs | 第61-62页 |
| ·Adaptation to Utterer’s Intention | 第62-64页 |
| ·Summary | 第64-66页 |
| Conclusion | 第66-68页 |
| 1 Major Findings | 第66-67页 |
| 2 Limitation and Further Research of This Study | 第67-68页 |
| References | 第68-70页 |
| Acknowledgements | 第70-71页 |
| Appendix A: Publications During the Program | 第71-72页 |
| Appendix B: Informative Chinese Abstract | 第72-74页 |
