| 摘要 | 第1-5页 |
| Abstract | 第5-8页 |
| Chapter One Introduction | 第8-16页 |
| ·The Object of the Study and the Significance of the Study | 第8-10页 |
| ·The Object of the Study | 第8-9页 |
| ·The Significance of the Study | 第9-10页 |
| ·Methodology | 第10页 |
| ·The Scope of the Study | 第10-15页 |
| ·What is Swearing | 第10-12页 |
| ·Swearing as a Speech Act | 第12-14页 |
| ·Swearing in A Dream of Red Mansions | 第14-15页 |
| ·Organization of the Thesis | 第15-16页 |
| Chapter Two Literature Review | 第16-21页 |
| ·Previous Studies on Swearing Abroad | 第16-18页 |
| ·Previous Studies on Swearing at Home | 第18-19页 |
| ·Previous Studies on Swearing in A Dream of Red Mansions | 第19-20页 |
| ·Some Comments on Previous Studies on Swearing | 第20-21页 |
| Chapter Three Effectuation of Swearing from the Perspective of Speech Act Theory | 第21-43页 |
| ·Austin’s Speech Act Theory | 第21-25页 |
| ·Locutionary Act | 第22页 |
| ·Illocutionary Act | 第22-24页 |
| ·Perlocutionary Act | 第24-25页 |
| ·An Analysis of Swearing Effectuation in A Dream of Red Mansions | 第25-41页 |
| ·Swearing and Locutionary Act | 第25-28页 |
| ·Swearing and Illocutionary Act | 第28-37页 |
| ·Swearing and Perlocutionary Act | 第37-41页 |
| ·Comments | 第41-43页 |
| Chapter Four Interpretation of Swearing from the Perspective of Relevance Theory | 第43-66页 |
| ·Introduction to Relevance Theory | 第43-46页 |
| ·Swearing With or Without Intention | 第46-51页 |
| ·Swearing and Contextual Effect | 第51-54页 |
| ·Swearing and Ostensive-Inferential Communication hearer’s cognitive environment and the hearer infers the communicator’s intention depending on this stimulus and contextual assumptions | 第54-64页 |
| ·Ostensive Behavior | 第55-58页 |
| ·Non-Demonstrative Inference | 第58-64页 |
| ·Summary | 第64-66页 |
| Conclusion | 第66-68页 |
| Notes | 第68-69页 |
| References | 第69-73页 |
| Acknowledgements | 第73-74页 |
| 详细中文摘要 | 第74-77页 |
| Résuméand Publications since Entering the Program | 第77页 |
