| Acknowledgements | 第1-5页 |
| Abstract in Chinese | 第5-7页 |
| Abstract in English | 第7-12页 |
| 1. Introduction | 第12-14页 |
| 2. Review of Literature | 第14-24页 |
| ·Theories of Verbal Communication | 第14-17页 |
| ·The Inferential Model of RT | 第14-15页 |
| ·Cognitive Theory on Verbal Communication | 第15-17页 |
| ·Views on the Nature of Verbal Misunderstanding | 第17-22页 |
| ·Triggers of Misunderstanding | 第17-21页 |
| ·Former Definitions of Misunderstanding | 第21-22页 |
| ·Former Classification of Verbal Misunderstandings | 第22-24页 |
| 3. Methodology | 第24-27页 |
| ·Research hypotheses | 第24页 |
| ·Research Procedure | 第24-25页 |
| ·Research Methods | 第25页 |
| ·Data Collecting Process | 第25-27页 |
| 4. Verbal Misunderstanding in a Cognitive-Pragmatic Perspective | 第27-52页 |
| ·A Cognitive Pragmatic Conception of Verbal Misunderstanding | 第27-30页 |
| ·Classification of Verbal Misunderstandings according to Context Levels | 第30-48页 |
| ·Verbal Misunderstanding Caused by Misidentification of Interlocutors | 第32-34页 |
| ·Verbal Misunderstanding Caused by Misperception of the Intended Utterance Form | 第34-37页 |
| ·Misunderstanding of the Propositional Content | 第37-42页 |
| ·Misunderstanding of the Utterance Force | 第42-45页 |
| ·Misunderstanding of the Attitude of the Interlocutor | 第45-47页 |
| ·Comment on the Classification | 第47-48页 |
| ·The Generative Mechanism of Verbal Misunderstanding in a Cognitive Perspective | 第48-52页 |
| 5. Conclusion | 第52-54页 |
| Bibliography | 第54-57页 |
| Appendix | 第57页 |
