| Acknowledgements | 第1-5页 |
| Abstract | 第5-7页 |
| 摘要 | 第7-10页 |
| Chapter One Introductory Remarks | 第10-14页 |
| ·Rationale of the study | 第10-12页 |
| ·Objectives of the Study | 第12-13页 |
| ·Organization of the Study | 第13-14页 |
| Chapter Two Literature Review | 第14-18页 |
| ·Foreign Studies of Nonce Words Meaning | 第14-16页 |
| ·Study of Nonce Words in China | 第16-17页 |
| ·Summary | 第17-18页 |
| Chapter Three The Relevanc Theory | 第18-39页 |
| ·Overview of Relevance Theory | 第18-20页 |
| ·Maximizing Relevance:Cognitive Principle of Relevance | 第20-22页 |
| ·Optimizing Relevance:Communicative Principle of Relevance | 第22-24页 |
| ·Defining Relevance:Effects and Effort | 第24-27页 |
| ·Choice of Contexts in Relevance Theory | 第27-28页 |
| ·Relevance Theory and the Ostensive-Inferential Model of Communication | 第28-32页 |
| ·The Relevance-guided Comprehension Heuristic | 第32-34页 |
| ·Relevance and Lexical Pragmatics | 第34-39页 |
| Chapter Four A Multi-Dimensional Study of Pragmatic Enrichment of Nonce Words Meanings | 第39-54页 |
| ·Introduction | 第39-41页 |
| ·Zero Adjusting of Nonce Words Meaning | 第41-43页 |
| ·Narrowing of Nonce Words Meaning | 第43-44页 |
| ·Broadening of Nonce Words Meaning | 第44-46页 |
| ·Transferring of Nonce Words Meaning | 第46-47页 |
| ·Overlapping of Nonce Words Meaning | 第47-53页 |
| ·Enrichment by the pretext | 第48-49页 |
| ·Enrichment by the co-text | 第49-53页 |
| ·Summary | 第53-54页 |
| Chapter Five Conclusion | 第54-58页 |
| ·Conclusion | 第54-55页 |
| ·Theoretical and Practical implications | 第55页 |
| ·Limitations of the study | 第55-56页 |
| ·Suggestions for further research | 第56-58页 |
| References | 第58-62页 |
| Publications | 第62页 |
