| 摘要 | 第1-8页 |
| Abstract | 第8-12页 |
| Chapter One Introduction | 第12-23页 |
| ·Previous studies on verbal irony | 第12-16页 |
| ·Linguistic features of The Big Bang Theory in the service of the theme | 第16-18页 |
| ·Purpose and significance of the research | 第18-20页 |
| ·Methodology and data collection | 第20-21页 |
| ·Layout of the thesis | 第21-23页 |
| Chapter Two Theoretical Foundation and Analytical Framework of theThesis | 第23-33页 |
| ·The essential points of relevance theory (RT) | 第23-28页 |
| ·Ostensive-inferential communication | 第23-25页 |
| ·Ostension from the perspective of the communicator | 第24-25页 |
| ·Inference from the perspective of the audience | 第25页 |
| ·The principles of relevance and optimal relevance | 第25-27页 |
| ·Echoic-interpretation of verbal irony in the light of RT | 第27-28页 |
| ·Analytical framework of the cognitive model of verbal irony | 第28-33页 |
| ·Successful communication guided by the communicative principle | 第28-29页 |
| ·The cognitive process of verbal irony generation | 第29-31页 |
| ·The cognitive process of verbal irony recognition and interpretation | 第31-33页 |
| Chapter Three Cognitive Model of Verbal Irony as an Interactionbetween the Speaker and the Hearer in The Big Bang Theory | 第33-60页 |
| ·The essence of verbal irony: an ostensive-inferential process governed by the principle of relevance | 第33-36页 |
| ·Motivations for the production in irony use | 第36-42页 |
| ·Demonstrating negative attitude | 第36-38页 |
| ·Creating humorous atmosphere | 第38-40页 |
| ·Polite behavior | 第40-42页 |
| ·Verbal irony production from the speaker: as a dissociative echoic use | 第42-48页 |
| ·Direct and immediate echoes | 第43-44页 |
| ·Echoes of attributed thoughts | 第44-46页 |
| ·Echoes of norms and standard expectations | 第46-48页 |
| ·Verbal irony interpretation from the hearer: as a comprehension of contextual effects | 第48-60页 |
| ·Irony recognition as a core part of understanding contextual effect | 第49-51页 |
| ·Irony interpretation as a holistic inference of the speaker's intention | 第51-60页 |
| Chapter Four Conclusion | 第60-62页 |
| ·Major findings of the study | 第60-61页 |
| ·Limitations and suggestions for suture studies | 第61-62页 |
| Acknowledgements | 第62-63页 |
| Bibliography | 第63-66页 |
| Appendix | 第66-73页 |
| 攻读硕士学位期间发表的论文 | 第73页 |
| Publications While Registered with the MA Program | 第73页 |
