| Acknowledgements | 第1-6页 |
| 摘要 | 第6-7页 |
| Abstract | 第7-11页 |
| Chapter 1 Introduction | 第11-16页 |
| ·The Development of Literary Pragmatics | 第11-12页 |
| ·The Application of Speech Act Theory in Literature | 第12-13页 |
| ·A General Survey of Jane Austen and Her Irony | 第13-16页 |
| Chapter 2 Speech Act Theory and Irony | 第16-27页 |
| ·Basic Concepts of Speech Act Theory | 第16-23页 |
| ·John Austin's Contribution to Speech Act Theory | 第16-18页 |
| ·John Searle's Contribution to Speech Act Theory | 第18-21页 |
| ·Felicity Conditions | 第21-23页 |
| ·The Relationship between Speech Act Theory and Irony | 第23-27页 |
| ·Irony and Indirect Speech Act | 第23页 |
| ·Irony and Illocutionary Force | 第23-25页 |
| ·Irony and Perlocutionary Result | 第25-26页 |
| ·Irony and Felicity Conditions | 第26-27页 |
| Chapter 3 A Brief Review of Emma and Its Language Material | 第27-42页 |
| ·A Brief Review of Jane Austin's Emma | 第27-28页 |
| ·The Classification of Language Material | 第28-39页 |
| ·The Classification of Language Material in View of Narrative Method | 第28-36页 |
| ·The Classification of Language Material in View of Irony | 第36-39页 |
| ·Main Features of Language Material of Emma | 第39-42页 |
| ·The Immensity of Language Material | 第39-40页 |
| ·The Diversity of Language Material | 第40页 |
| ·Rough Proportion of Various Ironic Speech Acts | 第40-42页 |
| Chapter 4 An Analysis of Ironic Language in Emma | 第42-66页 |
| ·The Literal Irony of Describing Characters | 第42-46页 |
| ·The Literal Irony of Narrating the Plots | 第46-65页 |
| ·The Inappropriateness between Characters' Speech Acts and the Context | 第47-54页 |
| ·The Contrast between Characters' Speech Acts and the Outcomes of the Story | 第54-65页 |
| ·Summary | 第65-66页 |
| Chapter 5 An Analysis of Different Ironic Language Style of Characters in Emma | 第66-89页 |
| ·The Language Conflicts of Character Himself | 第66-77页 |
| ·Illocutionary Acts of Characters in Emma | 第66-69页 |
| ·The Disallowed Acts of Mrs. Elton & Mr. Knightley &Frank | 第69-72页 |
| ·The Infraction of Emma & Frank' Promise | 第72-75页 |
| ·The Insincerity of Emma & Mr. Elton | 第75-77页 |
| ·The Language Conflicts of Character-to-Character | 第77-89页 |
| ·Mr. Knightly's Irritation, Doubt and Emma's Remark | 第78-82页 |
| ·Emma's Petty Tricks with Mr. Elton | 第82-84页 |
| ·Emma and Mrs. Elton's Promise | 第84-87页 |
| ·Mr. Knightley's Gratitude | 第87-89页 |
| Chapter 6 The Perlocutionary Result of Irony in Emma | 第89-97页 |
| ·The Psychological Effect | 第89-94页 |
| ·The Functional Effect | 第94-97页 |
| Conclusion | 第97-99页 |
| Works Cited | 第99-102页 |
| 攻读硕士学位期间发表的论文和取得的科研成果 | 第102页 |
