欺诈性话语在人类交际 中远非罕见。本书基于网络 环境下的真实交际事件和自 然语料，从认知-语用视角 出发，对一组电子邮件语篇 “欺诈”交际意图的界定进行 阐释，认为这一范畴化活动 本质上是人们在参照点能力 作用下，借助语篇中特定言 语行为的选择，鉴别发件人 施为意图的推理过程；为寄 生于电子邮件的“欺诈” 际事件的语言体现、语义构 成以及推理过程提供了独到 的见解。
本书的目标读者主要是 语言学相关专业方向（如应 用语言学、社会语言学、语 用学、认知语言学、心理语 言学、网络安全、计算机语 言学、语篇分析等），尤其 是英语专业的高年级学生、 研究生以及相关从业人员。
Chapter 1 Introduction
1.1 Formulating the research problem
1.2 Rationales for the present research
1.2.1 Why phishing email
1.2.2 Why deception in phishing email
1.2.3 Why reference point phenomenon
1.3 The goal of the present research
1.4 Outline of the dissertation
Chapter 2 Literature Review
2.1 Introduction
2.2 Demarcating deception
2.2.1 The notion of deception
2.2.2 Deception and lying
2.2.3 Deception: A special communicative act
2.3 Multi-disciplinary perspectives on deception
2.3.1 Philosophical perspective
2.3.2 Cognitive psychological perspective
2.3.3 Linguistic perspective
2.4 Deception in CMC
2.4.1 Deception and CMC
2.4.2 Studies on deception detection in CMC
2.4.3 Phishing email: deception parasitic on email
2.5 Summary
Chapter 3 Theoretical Framework
3.1 Introduction
3.2 Relevant theories
3.2.1 Prototype theory
3.2.2 Theories of reference-point reasoning
3.2.3 The intention-and-inference approach
3.3 The theoretical framework
3.4 Summary
Chapter 4 Research Methodology
4.1 Introduction
4.2 . Research questions and some key terms
4.2.1 The research questions
4.2.2 Explicating the key notions
4.2.3 Preliminary schedule
4.3 Research procedures
4.3.1 Description and analysis of the email data
4.3.2 Investigation of informants' perception of deceptive intention
4.3.3 Justification of the research procedures
4.4 Summary
Chapter 5 Pattern Manifested in the Email Data: A Description
5.1 Introduction
5.2 . Macro structure of the email data
5.2.1 . Medium justification
5.2.2 Sender identification
5.2.3 Topic detailing
5.2.4 Request statement
5.3 Communicative illocutionary acts used in the email texts
