| Chapter I Introduction | 第1-14页 |
| ·Object | 第9-11页 |
| ·Methodology | 第11-12页 |
| ·Significance | 第12页 |
| ·Organization of the thesis | 第12-14页 |
| Chapter II Review of Irony Study | 第14-29页 |
| ·Definition and Classification of Irony | 第14-15页 |
| ·Different Perspectives of Irony Study | 第15-24页 |
| ·The Literature or Rhetoric Approach | 第16页 |
| ·The Philosophical Approach | 第16-17页 |
| ·The Psychological Approach | 第17页 |
| ·The Linguistic Approach | 第17-24页 |
| ·Summary | 第24页 |
| ·Previous Models of Understanding Figurative Language | 第24-28页 |
| ·Grice and Searle’s Traditional Pragmatic Model | 第24-26页 |
| ·Gibb’s Direct Access View | 第26-27页 |
| ·Giora’s Graded Salience Hypothesis | 第27-28页 |
| ·Questions Exit in the Previous Study | 第28-29页 |
| Chapter III Relevance-Adaptation Model | 第29-43页 |
| ·Introduction of Relevance Theory | 第29-33页 |
| ·Introduction of Adaptation Theory | 第33-37页 |
| ·A New Perspective of Irony Study: The Relevance-Adaptation Model | 第37-43页 |
| Chapter IV Comprehension of Irony within the Framework of Relevance-Adaptation | 第43-54页 |
| ·The Production of Irony within the Framework of Relevance-Adaptation Model | 第43-48页 |
| ·The Recognition of Irony within the Framework of Relevance-Adaptation Model | 第48-49页 |
| ·The Interpretation of Irony within the Framework of Relevance-Adaptation Model | 第49-54页 |
| Chapter V Conclusion | 第54-56页 |
| ·Conclusion | 第54-55页 |
| ·Limitations of the Present Study | 第55页 |
| ·Suggestions for Future Research | 第55-56页 |
| Bibliography | 第56-58页 |
