封面
声明
中文摘要
英文摘要
目录
Chapter One Introduction
1.1 Research Background
1.2 Methodology of the Thesis
1.3 Outline of the Thesis
Chapter Two Literature Review
2.1 A General Description of Irony
2.2 A Brief Comparison between “Fanyu”(反语) in Chinese and Verbal Irony in English
2.3 A Review of the Previous Studies on Irony
Chapter Three Theoretical Bases of the Thesis
3.1 Austin’s Speech Act Theory
3.2 Searle’s Speech Act Theory
3.3 Irony and Speech Act Theory
Chapter Four A Case Study of Irony in Eloquent Ji Xiaolan
4.1 A Brief Introduction to the TV Series of Eloquent Ji Xiaolan
4.2 Ironic Speech Acts in Eloquent Ji Xiaolan
4.3 The Communicative Functions of Irony in Eloquent Ji Xiaolan
Chapter Five Conclusion
5.1 Major Findings
5.2 Limitations and Suggestions for Future Study
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