| 摘要 | 第1-6页 |
| ABSTRACT | 第6-10页 |
| Contents | 第10-12页 |
| Chapter One Introduction | 第12-15页 |
| ·Need of the Study | 第12-13页 |
| ·Objectives of the Study | 第13页 |
| ·Methodology of the Study | 第13-14页 |
| ·Organization of the Study | 第14-15页 |
| Chapter Two Literature Review of Euphemism and Business English Correspondence | 第15-26页 |
| ·A Review of Euphemism | 第15-20页 |
| ·Definition of Euphemism | 第15-16页 |
| ·Previous Studies on English Euphemism from the Pragmatic Perspective | 第16-20页 |
| ·Euphemism and Politeness Principle | 第17-18页 |
| ·Euphemism and Face Theory | 第18-19页 |
| ·Euphemism and Indirect Speech Act Theory | 第19-20页 |
| ·A Review of Business English Correspondence | 第20-23页 |
| ·Classifications of Business English Correspondence | 第21-22页 |
| ·Basic Principles for Business English Correspondence Writing | 第22-23页 |
| ·Previous Studies of Euphemism in Business Correspondence at Home and Abroad | 第23-25页 |
| ·Summary | 第25-26页 |
| Chapter Three Theoretical Framework | 第26-33页 |
| ·A New Perspective of Linguistic Pragmatics | 第26-28页 |
| ·Four Angles of Investigation | 第28-31页 |
| ·Contextual Correlates of Adaptation | 第28-29页 |
| ·Structural Objects of Adaptation | 第29-30页 |
| ·Dynamics of Adaptation | 第30页 |
| ·Salience of the Adaptation | 第30-31页 |
| ·Adaptation Theory Applied in the Present Study | 第31-32页 |
| ·Summary | 第32-33页 |
| Chapter Four Adaptation Analysis of Euphemism of Business English Correspondence | 第33-52页 |
| ·Adaptation to Structural Objects | 第33-43页 |
| ·Adaptation to Category | 第33-38页 |
| ·Establishment of business relations | 第34-35页 |
| ·Enquiry | 第35-36页 |
| ·Offer | 第36页 |
| ·Order | 第36-37页 |
| ·Complaint | 第37-38页 |
| ·Adaptation to the Diction | 第38-41页 |
| ·Adaptation to Modality | 第41-42页 |
| ·Adaptation to Grammar | 第42-43页 |
| ·Adaptation to Communicative Context | 第43-50页 |
| ·Adaptation to the Mental World | 第43-48页 |
| ·Adaptation to Politeness Motivation | 第44-46页 |
| ·Adaptation to Profit Desire | 第46-47页 |
| ·Adaptation to Face-saving Intention | 第47-48页 |
| ·Adaptation to the Social World | 第48-49页 |
| ·Adaptation to Cultural Differences | 第48-49页 |
| ·Adaptation to Social Conventions | 第49页 |
| ·Adaptation to the Physical World | 第49-50页 |
| ·Summary | 第50-52页 |
| Chapter Five Implications on Teaching of Euphemism in Business CorrespondenceWriting | 第52-60页 |
| ·Teaching of Adaptation to the Reader's Mental World | 第52-58页 |
| ·Teaching of Adaptation to Politeness Principle | 第52-55页 |
| ·Teaching of Adaptation to Consideration Rule | 第55-58页 |
| ·Teaching of Adaptation to the Reader's Social World | 第58-59页 |
| ·Summary | 第59-60页 |
| Chapter Six Conclusion | 第60-63页 |
| ·Major Findings | 第60-61页 |
| ·Limitations and Suggestions for Further Study | 第61-63页 |
| Bibliography | 第63-66页 |
| Acknowledgements | 第66-67页 |
| 攻读学位期间发表论文情况 | 第67页 |
