| Acknowledgments | 第1-7页 |
| Abstract | 第7-9页 |
| 摘要 | 第9-12页 |
| Chapter 1 Introduction | 第12-17页 |
| ·Background of the Study | 第12-14页 |
| ·Significance of the Study | 第14-15页 |
| ·Organization of the Thesis | 第15-17页 |
| Chapter 2 Literature Review | 第17-38页 |
| ·Euphemism | 第17-26页 |
| ·The Definition of Euphemism | 第17-19页 |
| ·The Classification of Euphemism | 第19-21页 |
| ·Functions of Euphemism | 第21-23页 |
| ·Euphemism Studies Abroad and at Home | 第23-26页 |
| ·Relevance Theory | 第26-38页 |
| ·The Background of Relevance Theory | 第27-28页 |
| ·Cognitive Environment and Mutual Manifestness | 第28-31页 |
| ·Ostensive-inferential Communication | 第31-33页 |
| ·Cogtinve Context | 第33-34页 |
| ·Contextual Effects and Relevance | 第34-36页 |
| ·Principles of Relevance and Optimal Relevance | 第36-38页 |
| Chapter 3 Methodology | 第38-40页 |
| ·Research Questions | 第38页 |
| ·Data Collection | 第38页 |
| ·Data Presentation | 第38-40页 |
| Chapter 4 A Cognitive-Pragmatic Study of Euphemism in Desperate Housewives from the Perspective of Relevance | 第40-69页 |
| ·An Analysis of Euphemism in Desperate Housewives | 第40-64页 |
| ·The Relevance-Theoretic Account of the Production of Euphemism in Desperate Housewives | 第41-45页 |
| ·The Relevance-Theoretic Account of the Understanding of Euphemism in Desperate Housewives | 第45-64页 |
| ·Failure in Understanding Euphemism | 第64-69页 |
| ·Failure Caused by Capricious Cognitive Environment | 第64-66页 |
| ·Failure Caused by Inability to Establish Potential Relevance | 第66-69页 |
| Chapter 5 Conclusion | 第69-72页 |
| ·Major Findings of This Study | 第69-70页 |
| ·Implications | 第70-71页 |
| ·Limitations and Suggestions | 第71-72页 |
| References | 第72-73页 |
