| 摘要 | 第1-8页 |
| Abstract | 第8-15页 |
| Chapter One Introduction | 第15-20页 |
| ·Background of the Research | 第15-16页 |
| ·Objectives and Significance of the Research | 第16-18页 |
| ·Data Source and Methods of the Research | 第18页 |
| ·Organization of the Research | 第18-20页 |
| Chapter Two Literature Review | 第20-40页 |
| ·Studies on Economy Principle of Language | 第20-37页 |
| ·The Birth of Economy Principle of Language | 第20-25页 |
| ·The Development of Economy Principle in Pragmatics at Abroad | 第25-33页 |
| ·The Development of Economy Principle in Pragmatics in China | 第33-37页 |
| ·Studies on American Sitcoms | 第37-40页 |
| ·An Overview of American Sitcoms | 第37页 |
| ·An Overview of the Conversation in Sitcoms | 第37-38页 |
| ·Introduction of Modern Family | 第38-40页 |
| Chapter Three Theoretical Framework | 第40-49页 |
| ·Conversational Analysis Theory | 第40-46页 |
| ·The Turn and Turn-taking System | 第41-42页 |
| ·Turn-constructional Component | 第42-44页 |
| ·Turn-taking Strategies | 第44-45页 |
| ·The Adjacency Pair | 第45-46页 |
| ·Cognitive Context Theory | 第46-49页 |
| ·Cognitive Context | 第46-47页 |
| ·The Economy Principle of Language and The Cognitive Context | 第47-49页 |
| Chapter Four Research Methodology | 第49-51页 |
| ·Data Collection | 第49页 |
| ·Analysis Procedures | 第49-50页 |
| ·Research Questions | 第50-51页 |
| Chapter Five Results and Discussion | 第51-83页 |
| ·The Economy Principle in Turn-taking System of Modern Family | 第51-60页 |
| ·The Economy Principle in Turn-constructional Component | 第51-57页 |
| ·The Distribution of The Economy Principle in Turn-taking System | 第57-60页 |
| ·The Economy Principle in Turn-taking Strategies of Modern Family | 第60-83页 |
| ·The Economy Principle in Turn-initiating Strategies | 第60-65页 |
| ·The Economy Principle in Turn-responding Strategies | 第65-76页 |
| ·The Economy Principle in Turn-holding Strategies | 第76-78页 |
| ·The Economy Principle in Turn-claiming Strategies | 第78-83页 |
| Chapter Six Conclusion | 第83-87页 |
| ·Major Findings | 第83-85页 |
| ·Implications | 第85-86页 |
| ·Limitations and Future Studies | 第86-87页 |
| Bibliography | 第87-90页 |
| 导师及作者简介 | 第90-91页 |
| Acknowledgements | 第91页 |
