| 摘要 | 第1-6页 |
| Abstract | 第6-11页 |
| Introduction | 第11-15页 |
| Chapter 1 A Brief introduction to English Parentheses | 第15-29页 |
| ·Definitions of English Parentheses | 第15-18页 |
| ·Classifications of English Parentheses | 第18-22页 |
| ·A Review of Relevant Studies of English Parentheses | 第22-26页 |
| ·the Study in the Field of Grammar | 第22-25页 |
| ·the Study in the Field of Pragmatics | 第25-26页 |
| ·the Objective and Value of the Present Study | 第26-29页 |
| Chapter 2 Description of the Theoretical Framework of the Present Study | 第29-41页 |
| ·Verschueren's View on Pragmatics | 第29-30页 |
| ·Adaptation Theory by Verschueren | 第30-36页 |
| ·the Concept of Context | 第34-36页 |
| ·the Dynamics of Adaptation | 第36页 |
| ·A Characterization of the Theoretical Framework | 第36-39页 |
| ·Parentheses: a Process of Choice-Making | 第37-38页 |
| ·Parentheses: a Product of Negotiation and Dynamic Adaptation to Context | 第38-39页 |
| ·Summary | 第39-41页 |
| Chapter 3 Parentheses Employed to Adapt to Communicative Context | 第41-71页 |
| ·Adaptation to Language Users | 第41-48页 |
| ·Adaptation to the Utterer's Voices | 第42-44页 |
| ·Adaptation to Different Roles of Interpreters | 第44-48页 |
| ·Adaptation to Mental World | 第48-62页 |
| ·Reflection of the Utterer's Personality Traits | 第51-52页 |
| ·Realization of the Utterer's Intentions | 第52-57页 |
| ·Adaptation to the Utterer's Emotions | 第57-59页 |
| ·Adaptation to the Utterer's Motivations | 第59-60页 |
| ·Adaptation to the Interpreter's Emotions | 第60-62页 |
| ·Adaptation to Social World | 第62-67页 |
| ·Adaptation to the Utterer's Profession | 第64页 |
| ·Adaptation to Social Rites | 第64-66页 |
| ·Adaptation to the Utterer's Social Status | 第66-67页 |
| ·Adaptation to Physical World | 第67-69页 |
| ·Summary | 第69-71页 |
| Chapter 4 Parentheses Employed to Adapt to Linguistic Context | 第71-81页 |
| ·Adaptation to Contextual Cohesion | 第71-76页 |
| ·Adaptation to Different Styles of Language | 第76-79页 |
| ·Summary | 第79-81页 |
| Conclusion | 第81-83页 |
| Bibliography | 第83-87页 |
| Appendix | 第87-89页 |
| Acknowledgements | 第89-91页 |
