| Acknowledgements | 第4-5页 |
| Abstract | 第5-7页 |
| 摘要 | 第8-13页 |
| Chapter One Introduction | 第13-17页 |
| 1.1 Rationale of the Study | 第13-15页 |
| 1.2 Objectives of the Study | 第15页 |
| 1.3 Organization of the Thesis | 第15-17页 |
| Chapter Two Literature Review | 第17-28页 |
| 2.1 Definitions of Refusals | 第17-19页 |
| 2.2 Previous Studies on Refusals | 第19-26页 |
| 2.2.1 Cross-cultural Approach | 第19-21页 |
| 2.2.2 Second Language Acquisition Approach | 第21-24页 |
| 2.2.3 Pragmatic Approach | 第24-26页 |
| 2.3 Summary | 第26-28页 |
| Chapter Three Verschueren's Adaptation Theory | 第28-37页 |
| 3.1 Using Language: Continuous Choice-making | 第28-29页 |
| 3.2 Three Properties of Language | 第29-32页 |
| 3.3 Four Angles of Adaptability | 第32-37页 |
| 3.3.1 Contextual Correlates of Adaptability | 第32-33页 |
| 3.3.2 Structural Objects of Adaptability | 第33-34页 |
| 3.3.3 Dynamics of Adaptability | 第34-35页 |
| 3.3.4 Salience of Adaptability Process | 第35页 |
| 3.3.5 Relationship between the Four Angles | 第35-37页 |
| Chapter Four The Analysis of the Refusals in The Fault in Our Stars based on the Adaptation Theory | 第37-68页 |
| 4.1 Introduction to The Fault in Our Stars | 第37-38页 |
| 4.2 The Variability of English Refusals in The Fault in Our Stars | 第38-45页 |
| 4.2.1 The Characteristics of Refusal | 第38-39页 |
| 4.2.2 The Variability of English Refusals in The Fault in Our Stars | 第39-45页 |
| 4.2.2.1 The Variability of the Semantic Formula of English Refusals in The Fault in Our Stars | 第39-40页 |
| 4.2.2.2 The Variability of the Direct Refusals in The Fault in Our Stars | 第40-41页 |
| 4.2.2.3 The Variability of the Indirect Refusals in The Fault in Our Stars | 第41-45页 |
| 4.3 The Negotiability of English Refusals in The Fault in Our Stars | 第45-46页 |
| 4.4 The Adaptability of English Refusals in The Fault in Our Stars | 第46-68页 |
| 4.4.1 Adaptability and Adaptation | 第47页 |
| 4.4.2 The Dynamics of Adaptation | 第47-48页 |
| 4.4.3 English Refusals as Realization of Adaptation | 第48-61页 |
| 4.4.3.1 Adaptation to the Interpreters | 第49-51页 |
| 4.4.3.2 Adaptation to the Mental World | 第51-56页 |
| 4.4.3.2.1 Adaptation to the Utterer's Intention | 第51-53页 |
| 4.4.3.2.2 Adaptation to the Utterer's Personality Traits | 第53页 |
| 4.4.3.2.3 Adaptation to the Utterer's and Interpreter's Emotion | 第53-55页 |
| 4.4.3.2.4 Adaptation to the Interpreter's Wishes | 第55-56页 |
| 4.4.3.3 Adaptation to the Social World | 第56-59页 |
| 4.4.3.3.1 Adaptation to the Language Users' Social Positions | 第57-58页 |
| 4.4.3.3.2 Adaptation to the Social Distance | 第58-59页 |
| 4.4.3.3.3 Adaptation to the Cultural Conventions | 第59页 |
| 4.4.3.4 Adaptation to the Physical World | 第59-61页 |
| 4.4.4 The Generative Mechanism of Refusals Based on Adaptation Theory | 第61-68页 |
| Chapter Five Conclusion | 第68-72页 |
| 5.1 Major Findings | 第68-70页 |
| 5.2 Implications of the Study | 第70-71页 |
| 5.3 Limitations of the Study | 第71页 |
| 5.4 Suggestions for Future Studies | 第71-72页 |
| Works Cited | 第72-75页 |
| Publications | 第75页 |
