| Abstract | 第1-7页 |
| 摘要 | 第7-8页 |
| Contents | 第8-10页 |
| Chapter One Introduction | 第10-14页 |
| ·Research Background | 第10页 |
| ·Significance of the Research | 第10-11页 |
| ·Objectives of the Research | 第11-12页 |
| ·Research Method | 第12页 |
| ·Structure of the Thesis | 第12-14页 |
| Chapter Two Literature Review | 第14-21页 |
| ·The Research Status at Home and Abroad | 第14-16页 |
| ·Definition | 第16-17页 |
| ·Classifications of the Public Signs | 第17-21页 |
| ·Directing | 第17-18页 |
| ·Promoting | 第18页 |
| ·Restricting | 第18-19页 |
| ·Compelling | 第19-21页 |
| Chapter Three Theoretical Fragment | 第21-27页 |
| ·Verschueren's Adaptation Theory | 第21页 |
| ·The Properties of Language:Variability,Negotiability and Adaptability | 第21-24页 |
| ·Variability | 第21-22页 |
| ·Negotiability | 第22-23页 |
| ·Adaptability | 第23-24页 |
| ·Four Tasks of Pragmatic Investigation in Adaptation Theory | 第24-27页 |
| ·Contextual Correlates of Adaptation | 第24-25页 |
| ·Structural Objects of Adaptation | 第25页 |
| ·Dynamic of Adaptation | 第25-26页 |
| ·Salience of the Adaptation | 第26-27页 |
| Chapter Four Error Analysis of Public Signs in Changchun | 第27-39页 |
| ·Errors on the Level of language | 第27-33页 |
| ·Errors Caused by Misspelling | 第28-31页 |
| ·The Spelling Errors of English Words in Public Signs | 第28-29页 |
| ·The Spelling Errors of Chinese Pinyin | 第29页 |
| ·The Errors of the Mixture of Chinese Pinyin and English | 第29-31页 |
| ·Errors Caused by Word-by-word Translation | 第31-32页 |
| ·Errors Caused by Misunderstanding of the Source Language | 第32-33页 |
| ·Errors on the Level of Misunderstanding the Culture | 第33-37页 |
| ·Errors on the Level of Different Social Linguistic Norms | 第33-36页 |
| ·Harsh Tone | 第33-34页 |
| ·Ignoring Cultural Customs | 第34-35页 |
| ·Misusing Taboos | 第35-36页 |
| ·Errors on the Level of Lacking of the Knowledge Unique to Chinese | 第36-37页 |
| ·Errors on the Level of Ignoring the Context | 第37-39页 |
| Chapter Five Suggestions for the Translation of Public Signs from thePerspective of Adaptation Theory | 第39-45页 |
| ·Correcting Translation of the Public Signs by Oberving the Physical World | 第39-40页 |
| ·Correcting Translation of the Public Signs by Oberving the Social World | 第40-42页 |
| ·Correcting Translation of the Public Signs by Oberving the Mental World | 第42-45页 |
| Chapter Six Conclusion | 第45-48页 |
| ·Findings of the Research | 第45-46页 |
| ·Implications for Further Research | 第46-48页 |
| Bibliography | 第48-52页 |
| Acknowledgements | 第52页 |
