Chapter One Introduction 1
1.1 Introduction 1
1.2 Objectives of the Study 6
1.3 Research Scope and Methodology 7
1.4 Data Collection 8
1.5 Layout of the Study 8
Chapter Two Literature Review 10
2.1 Ordinary Conversation and Fictional Conversation 10
2.2 Stylistic Study of Literature 16
2.3 Why Pragmastylistics？ 18
2.4 Literature as Text and as Discourse 23
2.5 Pragmatic Interpretation of Fictional Conversation 25
2.6 Summary 27
Chapter Three Preliminary Theories and Bearings 28
3.1 Pragmatics 28
3.2 Context 33
3.3 Discourse Analysis 40
3.4 Summary 44
Chapter Four Theoretical Foundation and AT Model for Novel Understanding 46
4.1 Introduction 46
4.2 Adaptation Theory 47
4.3 Four Angles of Investigation 51
4.4 Four Ingredients'Cooperation and Meaning Generation 54
4.5 A Pragmatic Perspective and an Integrated Approach to Communication 55
4.6 The AT Framework of Novel Understanding 59
4.7 Summary 84
Chapter Five AT Application（1）:Choice and Adaptation of Structure Correlates 85
5.1 Introduction 85
5.2 Choice and Adaptation of Code and Style 86
5.3 Adaptation at Phonological Level 94
5.4 Adaptation at Lexical Level 95
5.5 Syntactic Adaptation 101
5.6 Semantic Adaptation 110
5.7 Choice and Adaptation at Utterance and Utterance Cluster Levels 111
5.8 Choice and Adaptation of Utterance-building Principles 115
5.9 Summary 123
Chapter Six AT Application（2）:Choice and Adaptation to Pragmatic Strategies 124
6.1 Introduction 124
6.2 Speech Acts 125
6.3 Politeness and Adaptation 129
6.4 Irony Producing and Interpreting Process and Adaptation 135
6.5 Summary 142
Chapter Seven Conclusion 144
7.1 Summary of the Study 144
7.2 Findings and Implications of the Study 145
7.3 Limitations of the Present Study and Suggestions for Further Research 148
Bibliography 150