ABSTRACT
摘要
CONTENTS
List of Figures
List of Tables
Chapter One Introduction
1.1 Research Background
1.2 Significance and Purpose of the Research
1.3 Organization of the Thesis
Chapter Two Literature Review
2.1 Previous Studies on Pragmatic Presupposition Abroad
2.1.1 From the Perspective of Appropriateness
2.1.2 From the Perspective of Communication
2.2 Previous Studies on Pragmatic Presupposition at Home
2.2.1 From the Perspective of Business Discourse
2.2.2 From the Perspective of Text Analysis
2.2.3 From the Perspective of Translation
2.2.4 From the Perspective of Rhetoric
2.2.5 From the Perspective of Critical Discourse Analysis
2.3 Summary
Chapter Three Theoretical Framework
3.1 An Introduction to Adaptation Theory
3.1.1 Choices Making
3.1.2 Variability,Negotiability and Adaptability
3.1.3 Four Investigated Angles of Adaptability
3.2 Adaptation Theoretical Framework for Analysis of Pragmatic Presupposition
Chapter Four Methodology
4.1 Research Questions
4.2 Data Collection
4.3 Research Methods
Chapter Five Adaptation Theory-based Analysis of Pragmatic Presupposition in English Corporate News
5.1 Classifications Based on Communicative Context
5.1.1 Existential Presupposition
5.1.2 Factive Presupposition
5.1.3 Belief Presupposition
5.1.4 State Presupposition
5.2 Functions Based on Communicative Context
5.2.1 Adaptation to the Requirement of News Language
5.2.2 Adaptation to Readers’Mental World
5.2.3 Adaptation to Enterprises’Social Needs
5.3 The Ways to Realize Pragmatic Presupposition in English Corporate News
5.3.1 Change of Information Focus
5.3.2 Information Progression
Chapter Six Conclusion
6.1 Major Findings
6.2 Limitations of the Study
6.3 Suggestions for Future Study
Bibliography
Appendix
Acknowledgements
声明