| Chapter 1 Introduction | 第1-13页 |
| ·Background | 第9-10页 |
| ·Purpose and Main Idea | 第10-11页 |
| ·Organization | 第11-13页 |
| Chapter 2 Studies on Irony | 第13-19页 |
| ·History of Irony | 第13-14页 |
| ·Classifications of Irony | 第14-15页 |
| ·Definitions of Verbal Irony | 第15-17页 |
| ·Identification of Verbal Irony | 第17-18页 |
| ·Summary | 第18-19页 |
| Chapter 3 Standard Pragmatic Model | 第19-32页 |
| ·Grice's Irony Theory | 第19-25页 |
| ·Irony as a Flouting of Quality Maxim | 第19-21页 |
| ·Two Stages Involved in Irony Comprehension | 第21页 |
| ·Attitudes Conveyed in Irony | 第21-22页 |
| ·Criticism of Grice's Irony Theory | 第22-25页 |
| ·Searle's Irony Theory | 第25-28页 |
| ·Ironical Meaning as Utterance Meaning | 第25页 |
| ·Difference Between Processing Irony and Metaphor | 第25-28页 |
| ·Criticism of Searle's Irony Theory | 第28页 |
| ·Leech's Irony Theory | 第28-32页 |
| ·Irony as a Way to be Polite | 第29页 |
| ·Irony Principle | 第29-31页 |
| ·Criticism of Leech's Irony Theory | 第31-32页 |
| Chapter 4 Giora's Irony Theory | 第32-41页 |
| ·Irony as Indirect Negation | 第32-34页 |
| ·Negation Involved in Previous Studies of Irony | 第32-33页 |
| ·Giora's Indirect Negation View of Irony | 第33-34页 |
| ·Negation as Mitigation in Negative Ironies | 第34-37页 |
| ·Two-stage Process of Irony Comprehension | 第37-39页 |
| ·Two Meanings in Irony | 第37页 |
| ·Salience Hypothesis | 第37-38页 |
| ·Role of Explicit Meaning in Processing | 第38-39页 |
| ·Significance of Giora's Irony Theory | 第39-41页 |
| Chapter 5 Analysis of Verbal Ironies in Pride and Prejudice | 第41-49页 |
| ·Application of Indirect Negation | 第41-43页 |
| ·Application of Negation as Mitigation in Negative Ironies | 第43-45页 |
| ·Application of Comprehending Process | 第45-48页 |
| ·Application of Salience Hypothesis | 第45-46页 |
| ·Application of Two-stage Processing | 第46-48页 |
| ·Summary | 第48-49页 |
| Chapter 6 Discussion | 第49-67页 |
| ·Strengths of Giora's Irony Theory | 第49-50页 |
| ·More Explanatory Power of Negation as Mitigation | 第49-50页 |
| ·New Look on the Role of Literal Meaning in Processing | 第50页 |
| ·Weaknesses of Giora's Theory | 第50-54页 |
| ·Vague Concept of Indirect Negation | 第50-51页 |
| ·Limited Explanatory Power of Salience Hypothesis | 第51页 |
| ·Insufficient Discussions on the Function of Context | 第51-52页 |
| ·Few Explanations About Attitudes Conveyed | 第52页 |
| ·Lack of Exploration of Pragmatic Functions | 第52-54页 |
| ·No Proposal of Distinguishing Irony From Metaphor | 第54页 |
| ·Extended Study | 第54-67页 |
| ·Easiness of Perception | 第54-63页 |
| ·Degree of Ironicity | 第63-67页 |
| Chapter 7 Conclusion | 第67-70页 |
| ·Status of Giora's Irony Theory | 第67-68页 |
| ·Descriptive and Explanatory Power of Giora's Irony Theory | 第68-69页 |
| ·Limitations of the Current Study and Suggestions for Further Investigation | 第69-70页 |
| References | 第70-72页 |
| Publication | 第72-73页 |
| Acknowledgements | 第73-74页 |
| Resume | 第74页 |
