| Abstract | 第1-6页 |
| 摘要 | 第6-8页 |
| Introduction | 第8-14页 |
| 1 Literature Review | 第14-40页 |
| ·Relevance Theory | 第14-20页 |
| ·Cognitive Context | 第20-31页 |
| ·The Role of Cognitive Context in Understanding Utterances | 第31-33页 |
| ·The Model of Utterance Interpretation According to RT | 第33-35页 |
| ·The Study of Literary Works in Terms of RT | 第35-40页 |
| 2 Cognitive Interpretation of the Novel | 第40-62页 |
| ·Analysis of the Theme of the Novel | 第40-50页 |
| ·Analysis of Cause for Emily’s Tragedy | 第50-59页 |
| ·Summary | 第59-62页 |
| 3 Discussion | 第62-67页 |
| ·Implication to Interpretation of Literary Works | 第62-63页 |
| ·Implication to Literary Pragmatics | 第63-65页 |
| ·Weaknesses of the Research | 第65-67页 |
| Conclusion | 第67-68页 |
| Acknowledgements | 第68-69页 |
| References | 第69-76页 |
| Appendix I Published paper during study of MA | 第76-77页 |
| Appendix II A Rose for Emily by William Faulkner | 第77-85页 |
