| Abstract | 第8-9页 |
| 摘要 | 第10-12页 |
| Chapter One Introduction | 第12-17页 |
| 1.1 Background of the Study | 第12-14页 |
| 1.2 Objective of the Study | 第14-15页 |
| 1.3 Significance of the Study | 第15页 |
| 1.4 Organization of this Thesis | 第15-17页 |
| Chapter Two Literature Review | 第17-34页 |
| 2.1 Looseness Defined | 第17-20页 |
| 2.2 Previous Studies of Looseness of Language Use | 第20-32页 |
| 2.2.1 Studies of the logical approach | 第21-22页 |
| 2.2.2 Studies of the semantic approach | 第22页 |
| 2.2.3 Studies of Grice's theory of conversational implicature | 第22-24页 |
| 2.2.4 Studies of the post-Gricean approaches | 第24-32页 |
| 2.2.4.1 Stephan Levinson's account | 第24-27页 |
| 2.2.4.2 Kent Bach's account | 第27-29页 |
| 2.2.4.3 Deirdre Wilson's account | 第29-30页 |
| 2.2.4.4 Robyn Carston's account | 第30-32页 |
| 2.3 Evaluation of the Previous Studies and Research Gap | 第32-34页 |
| Chapter Three Theoretical Foundation | 第34-48页 |
| 3.1 Lexical Pragmatics | 第34-42页 |
| 3.1.1 Introduction to lexical pragmatics | 第34-36页 |
| 3.1.2 Four characteristics of lexical pragmatics | 第36-37页 |
| 3.1.3 Word meaning and prototype theory | 第37-39页 |
| 3.1.4 Pragmatic enrichment | 第39-42页 |
| 3.1.4.1 Pragmatic narrowing | 第39-41页 |
| 3.1.4.2 Pragmatic broadening | 第41-42页 |
| 3.2 Pragmatic Enrichment and Relevance Theory | 第42-48页 |
| 3.2.1 Relevance theory | 第42-46页 |
| 3.2.1.1 Context | 第43-44页 |
| 3.2.1.2 Ostensive-inferential communication | 第44-45页 |
| 3.2.1.3 Optimal relevance | 第45-46页 |
| 3.2.1.4 Procedure of utterance interpretation based on relevance principles | 第46页 |
| 3.2.2 Pragmatic enrichment from the perspective of relevance theory | 第46-48页 |
| Chapter Four Methodology | 第48-51页 |
| 4.1 Research Questions | 第48页 |
| 4.2 Data Description | 第48-49页 |
| 4.3 Selection Criteria | 第49页 |
| 4.4 Data Collection | 第49-50页 |
| 4.5 Data Analysis | 第50-51页 |
| Chapter Five Analysis and Discussion of Pragmatic Enrichment of Loose Use ofWords in Modern Family | 第51-71页 |
| 5.1 Loose Use of Words in Modern Family | 第51-52页 |
| 5.2 Pragmatic Enrichment of Loose Use of Words | 第52-63页 |
| 5.2.1 Pragmatic narrowing of loose use of words in Modern Family | 第53-58页 |
| 5.2.2 Pragmatic broadening of loose use of words in Modern Family | 第58-63页 |
| 5.2.2.1 Approximation | 第58-60页 |
| 5.2.2.2 Metaphorical use | 第60-61页 |
| 5.2.2.3 Category extension | 第61-63页 |
| 5.3 Interpretation of the Process of Pragmatic Enricment of Loose Use of Words | 第63-67页 |
| 5.3.1 Process of pragmatic narrowing of loose use of words | 第63-65页 |
| 5.3.2 Process of pragmatic broadening of loose use of words | 第65-67页 |
| 5.4 Interpretation of Pragmatic Enrichment | 第67-71页 |
| 5.4.1 Interpretation from the speaker's perspective | 第67-69页 |
| 5.4.2 Interpretation from the hearer's perspective | 第69-71页 |
| Chapter Six Conclusion | 第71-74页 |
| 6.1 Major Findings of the Study | 第71-72页 |
| 6.2 Implications and the Study | 第72页 |
| 6.3 Limitations of the Study | 第72-73页 |
| 6.4 Suggestions for Further Study | 第73-74页 |
| References | 第74-79页 |
| Appendix Ⅰ Types and Frequency of Pragmatic Narrowing in Modern Family | 第79-80页 |
| Appendix Ⅱ Types and Frequency of Pragmatic Broadening in Modern Family | 第80-81页 |
| Acknowledgements | 第81-82页 |
| 学位论文评阅及答辩情况表 | 第82页 |
