| 摘要 | 第1-6页 |
| Abstract | 第6-8页 |
| Abbreviations | 第8-9页 |
| Contents | 第9-11页 |
| Chapter 1 Introduction | 第11-15页 |
| ·Research Background and Purpose | 第11页 |
| ·Significance of the Thesis | 第11-12页 |
| ·Research Methodology | 第12-13页 |
| ·Structure of the Thesis | 第13-15页 |
| Chapter 2 Literature Review | 第15-22页 |
| ·A Brief Introduction to Charles Dickens and A Tale of Two Cities | 第15-17页 |
| ·An Introduction to Charles Dickens | 第15-16页 |
| ·An Introduction to A Tale of Two Cities | 第16-17页 |
| ·Previous Studies on A Tale of Two Cities Abroad and Domestically | 第17-20页 |
| ·Previous Studies on A Tale of Two Cities Abroad | 第17-19页 |
| ·Previous Studies on A Tale of Two Cities Domestically | 第19-20页 |
| ·Limitations of Previous Studies | 第20-22页 |
| Chapter 3 Theoretical Framework | 第22-29页 |
| ·Grice s Cooperative Principles | 第22-25页 |
| ·The Four Conversational Maxims | 第22-24页 |
| ·Flouting the Maxims | 第24-25页 |
| ·Leech s Politeness Principle | 第25-27页 |
| ·Brown and Levinson's Face Theory | 第27-29页 |
| ·Face Threatening Acts | 第27页 |
| ·Off-record Strategies | 第27-29页 |
| Chapter 4 Analysis of Conversational Implicature in A Tale of Two Cities | 第29-60页 |
| ·Conversational Implicature Generated by Violation of the Quality Maxim | 第29-42页 |
| ·Using Irony | 第29-35页 |
| ·Using Metaphor | 第35-39页 |
| ·Using Rhetorical Questions | 第39-42页 |
| ·Conversational Implicature Generated by Violation of the Quantity Maxim | 第42-50页 |
| ·Using Understatement | 第42-45页 |
| ·Using Overstatement | 第45-48页 |
| ·Using Tautology | 第48-50页 |
| ·Conversational Implicature Generated by Violation of the Relation Maxim | 第50-54页 |
| ·Giving Hints | 第50-53页 |
| ·Giving Association Clue | 第53-54页 |
| ·Conversational Implicature Generated by Violation of the Manner Maxim | 第54-58页 |
| ·Being Ambiguous | 第54-56页 |
| ·Being Incomplete and Elliptical | 第56-57页 |
| ·Being Disordered | 第57-58页 |
| ·Summary | 第58-60页 |
| Chapter 5 Conclusion | 第60-64页 |
| ·Summary of the Research | 第60-61页 |
| ·Findings of the Research | 第61-62页 |
| ·Limitations of the Research | 第62-64页 |
| Bibliography | 第64-67页 |
| 发表论文和参加科研情况说明 | 第67-68页 |
| Acknowledgements | 第68-69页 |
