| Acknowledgements | 第1-5页 |
| Abstract | 第5-7页 |
| 摘要 | 第7-8页 |
| Contents | 第8-10页 |
| Chapter One Introduction | 第10-16页 |
| ·Brief Introduction to the Misunderstandings in Business Language | 第10-13页 |
| ·Definition of Business Language | 第11-12页 |
| ·Phenomenon of Misunderstanding in Business Language | 第12-13页 |
| ·Purposes of This Study | 第13-14页 |
| ·Research Methodology | 第14-15页 |
| ·Outline of the Thesis | 第15-16页 |
| Chapter Two Literature Review | 第16-20页 |
| ·Introduction | 第16页 |
| ·Studies of the Definition of Business Language | 第16-17页 |
| ·Studies of the Definition of Business Language abroad | 第16页 |
| ·Studies of the Definition of Business Language at Home | 第16-17页 |
| ·Studies of the Misunderstandings in Business Language | 第17-18页 |
| ·Studies of the Misunderstandings in Business Language Abroad | 第17-18页 |
| ·Studies of the Misunderstandings in Business Language at Home | 第18页 |
| ·Summary | 第18-20页 |
| Chapter Three Theoretical Framework | 第20-28页 |
| ·Introduction | 第20页 |
| ·The Main Theory of the Cognitive Pragmatics | 第20-22页 |
| ·A Brief Introduction to Cognitive Pragmatics | 第20-21页 |
| ·The Foundation of the Cognitive Pragmatics | 第21-22页 |
| ·Relevance Theory | 第22-28页 |
| ·A Brief Introduction to Relevance Theory | 第22-23页 |
| ·Development of Relevance Theory | 第23页 |
| ·Ostensive-Inferential Communication | 第23-24页 |
| ·Relevance and Optimal Relevance | 第24-28页 |
| Chapter Four Analysis of the Misunderstandings in Business Language from the Perspective of Relevance Theory | 第28-58页 |
| ·Ostension Problems on the Part of Speakers | 第28-37页 |
| ·Lack of Ostention in Business Context | 第28-30页 |
| ·Overinformativeness | 第30-31页 |
| ·Underinformativeness | 第31-34页 |
| ·Ambiguous Business Ostention | 第34-36页 |
| ·Improper Business Ostentation | 第36-37页 |
| ·Inference Indeterminacies on the Part of Hearers | 第37-42页 |
| ·Sterotypical Mentality | 第39-40页 |
| ·Closeness Option Mentality | 第40-42页 |
| ·Causes of Misunderstanding in Business Language | 第42-47页 |
| ·Business Knowledge Discrepancy | 第42-44页 |
| ·Experience Conflict | 第44-46页 |
| ·Attention Variation | 第46-47页 |
| ·Methods to Reduce or Avoid the Phenomenon of Misunderstanding in Business Language | 第47-56页 |
| ·Providing Sufficient Ostension by the Speaker in Business Context | 第49-50页 |
| ·Providing Sufficiently Clear and Explicit Presupposition | 第50-51页 |
| ·Paying Attention to the Change of the Business Subject | 第51-53页 |
| ·Paying Attention to the Business Cognitive Context | 第53-56页 |
| ·Summary | 第56-58页 |
| Chapter Five Conclusion | 第58-61页 |
| ·Findings and Implications of the Present Study | 第58-59页 |
| ·Limitations of the Present Study and Suggestions for Further Study | 第59-61页 |
| References | 第61-63页 |
