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deixis; time deixis; and place deixis. Fillmore (1971) and Levinson (1983) add discourse deixis and social deixis to the classification. The present thesis mainly focuses on social deixis translation from the four angles of the adaptation theory and translators ’ subjectivity. In recent decades, deixis has been the focus of language philosophy, semantics, pragmatics, psychological linguistics, and the like (Sun Lei ， 2002 ：70). However, there is still no research touching upon the translation of deixis from the perspective of adaptation theory. According to the adaptation theory, language use is a process of continuous choice-making, consciously or unconsciously, for intra-linguistic (i.e. structural) and or extra-linguistic reasons. So the translator, the author of the translated work, must also turn to different kinds of adaptation in his or her translation. Therefore, this paper attempts to explore the translation of social deixis within the framework of adaptation theory, expecting to shed light on deixis translation. Hong Lou Meng, a rich source of material for social deixis, is one of the classic novels in ancient China. Therefore, all the examples employed in the present study are chosen from it (the first forty chapters, to be exact). Key Words: adaptation theory; deixis; social deixis; translation iii Chapter One Introduction Chapter One Introduction 1.1 Present Study: An Overview This thesis intends to explore social deixis translation within the framework of adaptation theory. Firstly, previous researches about the deixis study and the social deixis will be recounted in detail, including the definition and the classification of deixis and relevant studi