| 摘要 | 第1-5页 |
| Abstract | 第5-10页 |
| Chapter One Introduction | 第10-14页 |
| ·Background of the Study | 第10-12页 |
| ·Significance of the Study | 第12-13页 |
| ·Structure of the Dissertation | 第13-14页 |
| Chapter Two A Review of Literature | 第14-26页 |
| ·Pragmatic Failure | 第14-18页 |
| ·Pragma-linguistic Failure | 第15-16页 |
| ·Socio-pragmatic Failure | 第16-17页 |
| ·Other Definitions of Pragmatic Failure and Limitations | 第17-18页 |
| ·Researches on Pragmatic Failure at Home and Abroad | 第18-24页 |
| ·Foreign Research on Pragmatic Failure | 第19-20页 |
| ·Domestic Research on Pragmatic Failure | 第20-24页 |
| ·Pragmatic Failure and Cross- cultural Communication | 第20-21页 |
| ·Pragmatic Failure and Second Language Acquisition | 第21-22页 |
| ·Pragmatic Failure and Cognition | 第22-23页 |
| ·Pragrnatic Failure and Foreign Language Teaching | 第23-24页 |
| ·Inadequacy of Previous Studies | 第24-25页 |
| ·Summary | 第25-26页 |
| Chapter Three Theoretical Framework | 第26-47页 |
| ·Basic Notions | 第26-27页 |
| ·Pragmatic Failure | 第26-27页 |
| ·Adaptation | 第27页 |
| ·Relevant Theories | 第27-42页 |
| ·The Context Theory | 第27-33页 |
| ·The Notions of Context | 第28-30页 |
| ·The Dynamic Context | 第30-31页 |
| ·The Functions of Dynamic Context | 第31-33页 |
| ·The Style Theory | 第33-37页 |
| ·Classification of English Styles | 第33-35页 |
| ·The Determining Factors of Stylistic Choices | 第35-37页 |
| ·Theory of Adaptation | 第37-42页 |
| ·The Pragmatic Perspective | 第37-38页 |
| ·The Adaptation Theory | 第38-42页 |
| ·Theoretical Framework for Pragmatic Analysis | 第42-46页 |
| ·Summary | 第46-47页 |
| Chapter Four Research Methodology | 第47-56页 |
| ·Objectives | 第47页 |
| ·Subjects | 第47-48页 |
| ·Instruments | 第48-51页 |
| ·Procedures | 第51页 |
| ·Data Analysis | 第51-55页 |
| ·Summary | 第55-56页 |
| Chapter Five Pragmatic Failure Viewed from the Perspective of Adaptation | 第56-77页 |
| ·Pragmatic Failure and Contextual Correlates of Adaptability | 第56-70页 |
| ·Neglect of Adaptation to the Mental World | 第57-61页 |
| ·Failure to Adapt to the Interpreter's Personality | 第57-58页 |
| ·Failure to Adapt to the Interpreter's Intention | 第58-59页 |
| ·Failure to Adapt to the Interpreter's Emotion | 第59-60页 |
| ·Failure to Adapt to the Interpreter's Value Systems | 第60-61页 |
| ·Neglect of Adaptation to the Social World | 第61-67页 |
| ·Failure to Adapt to the Interpreter's Level of Education | 第62-63页 |
| ·Failure to Adapt to the Language User's Social Position | 第63-64页 |
| ·Failure to Adapt to the Relationship with the Interpreter | 第64-65页 |
| ·Failure to Make Adaptation to the Cultural Conventions | 第65-67页 |
| ·Neglect of Adaptation to the Physical World | 第67-70页 |
| ·Failure to Make Adaptation to the Temporal Reference | 第68-69页 |
| ·Failure to Make Adaptation to the Spatial Reference | 第69-70页 |
| ·Pragmatic Failure and Structural Objects of Adaptability | 第70-76页 |
| ·Failure to Make Adaptation at Vocabulary Level | 第71-73页 |
| ·Failure to Make Adaptation at Phrase and Sentence Level | 第73-75页 |
| ·Failure to Make Adaptation at Discourse Level | 第75-76页 |
| ·Summary | 第76-77页 |
| Chapter Six Suggestions for Foreign Language Teaching | 第77-91页 |
| ·Importance of Improving Students'Communicative Competence and Pragmatic Competence | 第77-80页 |
| ·Ways of Developing Students'Pragmatic Competence in Foreign Language Teaching | 第80-90页 |
| ·Providing Authentic Teaching Materials | 第80-81页 |
| ·Teaching Language in Context | 第81-82页 |
| ·Integrating Style Knowledge in the Teaching Process | 第82-84页 |
| ·Integrating Language Teaching with Culture | 第84-86页 |
| ·Teaching Pragmatic Principles for Students | 第86-89页 |
| ·Improving the Present Test | 第89-90页 |
| ·Summary | 第90-91页 |
| Chapter Seven Conclusion | 第91-96页 |
| ·Major Findings | 第91-92页 |
| ·Pedagogical Implicatures | 第92-93页 |
| ·Limitations | 第93-94页 |
| ·Suggestions for Further Studies | 第94-96页 |
| Bibliography | 第96-100页 |
| Appendices | 第100-106页 |
| Appendix 1.Pragmatic Competence Questionnaire | 第100-104页 |
| Appendix 2.Tables of Pragmatic Competence Statistics | 第104-106页 |
| Acknowledgements | 第106页 |