| Acknowledgements | 第1-5页 |
| Abstract | 第5-7页 |
| 摘要 | 第7-8页 |
| Contents | 第8-10页 |
| List of Tables and Figures | 第10-11页 |
| Chapter One Introduction | 第11-17页 |
| ·Rationale of the present study | 第11-14页 |
| ·Purpose of the study | 第14页 |
| ·Data collection and methodology | 第14-15页 |
| ·Organization of the thesis | 第15-17页 |
| Chapter Two Literature Review | 第17-30页 |
| ·Cultural integration | 第17-21页 |
| ·Literature Review of The Joy Luck Club | 第21-29页 |
| ·Army Tan and her novels | 第22-24页 |
| ·The Joy Luck Club and its cultural elements | 第24-25页 |
| ·Previous studies of The Joy Luck Club abroad and at home | 第25-29页 |
| ·Summary | 第29-30页 |
| Chapter Three Theoretical Framework—Kheory of Adaptation | 第30-38页 |
| ·Introduction | 第30-31页 |
| ·A New Perspective on Linguistic Pragmatics | 第30-31页 |
| ·Present research areas of Adaptation Theory | 第31页 |
| ·The Adaptation Theory | 第31-36页 |
| ·Making linguistic choices | 第32页 |
| ·Three key notions—variability, negotiability and adaptability | 第32-33页 |
| ·Four angles of pragmatic study | 第33-36页 |
| ·Adaptation Theory as Theoretical Framework for analyzing literary works | 第36页 |
| ·Summary | 第36-38页 |
| Chapter Four Intergenerational Integration from the Perspectiveof Adaptation—A Case Study of The Joy Luck Club | 第38-82页 |
| ·Interpretations of intergenerational integration in The Joy Luck Club | 第38-40页 |
| ·Analysis of intergenerational integration from Adaptation Theory— A Case Study of the novel The Joy Luck Club | 第40-80页 |
| ·Adaptation to Interpreters | 第43-48页 |
| ·Adaptation to Physical World | 第48-51页 |
| ·Adaptation to Social World | 第51-66页 |
| ·Adaptation to the Addressee's Social Position | 第51-55页 |
| ·Adaptation to the Language User's Gender | 第55-57页 |
| ·Adaptation to the Social Relationship with the Interpreter | 第57-61页 |
| ·Adaptation to the Interpreter's Level of Education | 第61-63页 |
| ·Adaptation to Cultural Conventions | 第63-66页 |
| ·Adaptation to Mental World | 第66-80页 |
| ·Adaptation to the Interpreter's Personality | 第66-70页 |
| ·Adaptation to the Interpreter's Emotion | 第70-74页 |
| ·Adaptation tp the Interpreter's Values and beliefs | 第74-78页 |
| ·Adaptation to the Utterer's Motivation | 第78-80页 |
| ·Summary | 第80-82页 |
| Chapter Five Conclusion | 第82-84页 |
| ·Major Findings | 第82页 |
| ·Implications of the study | 第82-83页 |
| ·Limitations and Suggestions | 第83-84页 |
| References | 第84-88页 |
| Publications | 第88页 |
