本站原创Acknowledgements4-5
Academic Achievements5-6
摘要6-7
Abstract7-11
List of Figures11-12
Abbreviations12-13
Chapter One Introduction13-16
1.1 The Background of the Study13-14
1.2 The Significance of the Study14-15
1.3 The Objective and Methodology of the Study15
1.4 The Outpne of the Study15-16
Chapter Two Literature Review16-22
2.1 Research of Understatement in Western Countries17-19
2.2 Research of Understatement in China19-21
2.3 Summary21-22
Chapter Three Theoretical Framework22-31
3.1 Overview of CP22-24
3.2 Overview of RT24-25
3.3 Overview of AT25-26
3.4 C-R-A model26-30
3.4.1 The Simple Version27-28
3.4.2 The Extended Version28-30
3.5 Summary30-31
Chapter Four Understatement31-40
4.1 The Definition of Understatement32-33
4.2 The Classification of Understatement33-37
4.2.1 Lexical Understatement34-36
4.2.2 Grammatical Understatement36-37
4.2.3 Contextual Understatement37
4.3 The Pragmatic Value of Understatement37-38
4.4 Summary38-40
Chapter Five Apppcation of C-R-A model tothe Analyses of Understatement40-59
5.1 Sample Analysis under the Simple Version of C-R-A model41-47
5.2 Sample Analysis under the Extended Version of C-R-A model47-58
5.3 Summary58-59
Chapter Six The Criticis and Improvements of C-R-A model59-62
6.1 The Criticis of C-R-A model60-61
6.2 The Improvement of C-R-A model61-62
Chapter 7 Conclusion62-65
7.1 Major Findings62-63
7.2 Limitations and Suggestions63-65
References65-70