| 内容提要 | 第1-5页 |
| Synopsis | 第5-9页 |
| Chapter One Introduction | 第9-12页 |
| Chapter Two Previous Studies Related to Misunderstanding | 第12-28页 |
| ·Definitions of Misunderstanding | 第12-16页 |
| ·A Common Sense Category of Misunderstanding | 第12-13页 |
| ·Former Definitions of Misunderstanding | 第13-14页 |
| ·Comments on Former Definitions of Misunderstanding | 第14-16页 |
| ·Classification of Misunderstanding | 第16-19页 |
| ·Triggers of Misunderstanding | 第19-22页 |
| ·A Confusing Term of Misunderstanding—Deliberate Misinterpretation（DMI) | 第22-24页 |
| ·Definition of DMI | 第22-23页 |
| ·Differences between Misunderstanding and DMI | 第23-24页 |
| ·Various Approaches to Misunderstanding Research | 第24-28页 |
| ·Research on Misunderstanding Abroad | 第24-26页 |
| ·Studies of Misunderstanding in China | 第26-28页 |
| Chapter Three Theoretical Framework | 第28-38页 |
| ·Main Principles of Relevance Theory | 第28-33页 |
| ·Principles of Relevance | 第28-30页 |
| ·Ostensive-inferential Communication | 第30-31页 |
| ·Optimal Relevance | 第31-33页 |
| ·Concepts of Cognitive Context | 第33-38页 |
| ·Nature of Cognitive Context | 第33-35页 |
| ·Contextual Effect and Processing Effort | 第35-36页 |
| ·Choice of Context | 第36-38页 |
| Chapter Four A Cognitive-Pragmatic Analysis of Misunderstanding | 第38-55页 |
| ·Feasibility of Applying Relevance Theory in Misunderstanding Interpretation | 第38-40页 |
| ·Relevance-theoretical Account of Misunderstanding | 第40-46页 |
| ·Misunderstanding as Ostensive-inferential Communication | 第40-42页 |
| ·Misunderstanding Caused by Searching for Optimal Relevance | 第42-44页 |
| ·Misunderstanding Caused by Different Interpretative Strategies | 第44-46页 |
| ·Role of Context in Interpreting Misunderstanding | 第46-55页 |
| ·Choosing Context by Encyclopedic Information | 第47-50页 |
| ·Choosing Context by Lexical Information | 第50-51页 |
| ·Choosing Context by Logical Knowledge | 第51-55页 |
| Chapter Five Circumvention of Misunderstanding from the Perspective of the Communicators | 第55-66页 |
| ·Relations and Consciousness of Communicators’Role | 第55-60页 |
| ·Speakers and Role Orientation | 第56-58页 |
| ·Hearers and Role Consciousness | 第58-60页 |
| ·Circumvention of Misunderstanding from Relevance-theoretic Perspective | 第60-66页 |
| ·Circumvention of Misunderstanding from the Perspective of the Speaker | 第60-62页 |
| ·Circumvention of Misunderstanding from the Perspective of the Hearer | 第62-66页 |
| Chapter Six Conclusion | 第66-68页 |
| References | 第68-72页 |
| Acknowledgements | 第72-73页 |
| 摘要 | 第73-76页 |
| Abstract | 第76-80页 |
