| 摘要 | 第1-6页 |
| Abstract | 第6-9页 |
| Acknowledgements | 第9-13页 |
| Chapter One Introduction | 第13-18页 |
| ·Motivation of the Study | 第13-15页 |
| ·Objectives of the Study | 第15页 |
| ·Methodology and Data Collection | 第15-16页 |
| ·Layout of the Thesis | 第16-18页 |
| Chapter Two Literature Review | 第18-33页 |
| ·Introduction | 第18页 |
| ·The Definitions of Cartoon and Ironical Cartoon | 第18-21页 |
| ·The Definition of Cartoon | 第18-20页 |
| ·The Definition of Ironical Cartoon | 第20-21页 |
| ·Previous Studies on Ironical Cartoons | 第21-31页 |
| ·Ironical Cartoons Studies From the Perspective of Cognitive Linguistics | 第21-23页 |
| ·Ironical Cartoons Studies From the Perspective of Psychology | 第23-26页 |
| ·Ironical Cartoons Studies From the Perspective of Journalism & Communication | 第26-28页 |
| ·Ironical Cartoons Studies from the Perspective of Aesthetics | 第28-31页 |
| ·Achievements and Limitations of the Previous Studies on Cartoons | 第31-32页 |
| ·Summary | 第32-33页 |
| Chapter Three Theoretical Framework | 第33-53页 |
| ·Introduction | 第33页 |
| ·Relevance Theory (RT) | 第33-43页 |
| ·A General Review of Major Explorations on RT | 第33-34页 |
| ·Key Terms of RT | 第34-40页 |
| ·The Concept of Relevance | 第35-37页 |
| ·The Principle of Relevance | 第37-39页 |
| ·Information and Intention | 第39-40页 |
| ·Ostensive-Inferential Communication | 第40-41页 |
| ·The Evaluation of RT | 第41-43页 |
| ·Contributions of RT | 第41-42页 |
| ·The Criticisms of RT | 第42-43页 |
| ·Visual Grammar (VG) | 第43-49页 |
| ·A General Review of Major Studies on VG | 第43-44页 |
| ·The Origin of VG | 第44页 |
| ·Three Sub-Systems of VG | 第44-48页 |
| ·Representational Meaning | 第45-46页 |
| ·Interactive Meaning | 第46-47页 |
| ·Compositional Meaning | 第47-48页 |
| ·The Contributions and Limitations of VG | 第48-49页 |
| ·Contributions of VG | 第48-49页 |
| ·Limitations of VG | 第49页 |
| ·Combination of VG and RT to This Study | 第49-51页 |
| ·Possibilities of the Pragmatic Study | 第49页 |
| ·Limitations of Pragmatic Researches | 第49-50页 |
| ·The Necessity of Introducing VG Into This Study | 第50-51页 |
| ·Summary | 第51-53页 |
| Chapter Four Case Studies and Discussion | 第53-76页 |
| ·Introduction | 第53页 |
| ·Collection of Ironical Cartoons | 第53-55页 |
| ·The Source of Ironical Cartoons | 第53-54页 |
| ·General Description About the Selected Cartoons | 第54-55页 |
| ·Moral Interpretation of Ironical Cartoons From Social Semiotic and Pragmatic Perspectives of VG and RT | 第55-73页 |
| ·Case Study of an Ironical Cartoon with Action Process | 第55-62页 |
| ·Case Study of an Ironical Cartoon with Reactional Process | 第62-67页 |
| ·Case Study of an Ironical Cartoon with Speech & Mental Process | 第67-71页 |
| ·Case Study of an Ironical Cartoon with Mixed Process | 第71-73页 |
| ·Discussion About the Case Studies of Ironical Cartoons | 第73-74页 |
| ·Summary | 第74-76页 |
| Chapter Five Conclusion | 第76-80页 |
| ·Summary of This Study | 第76-77页 |
| ·Major Findings and Contributions | 第77-78页 |
| ·Limitations and Suggestions | 第78-80页 |
| References | 第80-88页 |
| Online Resources | 第88页 |
