| 摘要 | 第1-3页 |
| Abstract | 第3-4页 |
| 中文文摘 | 第4-7页 |
| Synopsis | 第7-10页 |
| Contents | 第10-11页 |
| Chapter One Introduction | 第11-15页 |
| Chapter Two The Conceptual Background for This Study | 第15-23页 |
| ·An Overview of Classical Rhetoric | 第15-17页 |
| ·Richards' Objection to the Traditional Rhetoric | 第17-18页 |
| ·Richards' Proposal for a New Rhetoric... | 第18-23页 |
| Chapter Three Criticism of Richards' Meaning Theory from a Rhetorical Perspective: Context, Speaker, and Audience | 第23-31页 |
| ·Richards' Motive of New Rhetoric | 第23-24页 |
| ·The Meaning of Meaning--A Working Definition | 第24-25页 |
| ·The Problem of Richards' Context Theory | 第25-27页 |
| ·Speaker as a Contextual Element in the Interpretation of Meaning | 第27-28页 |
| ·Audience's Role in Interpretation | 第28-31页 |
| Chapter Four Criticism on Richards' Theory from a Sociological Perspective | 第31-41页 |
| ·Languages and Power | 第31-32页 |
| ·Language, Rhetoric and Politics | 第32-33页 |
| ·Language and Culture | 第33-34页 |
| ·Does Meaning Have to Be "Clear"? | 第34-37页 |
| ·Can Conflicts Be Solved by the Elimination of Misunderstanding? | 第37-41页 |
| Chapter Five A General Assessment of Richards' Rhetoric | 第41-45页 |
| ·Overemphasis on Science | 第41-43页 |
| ·Richards' Failure to Perceive the Nature of Rhetoric | 第43-45页 |
| Chapter Six Conclusion | 第45-47页 |
| References | 第47-50页 |
| 攻读学位期间承担的科研任务与主要成果 | 第50-51页 |
| Acknowledgements | 第51-52页 |
| 个人简历 | 第52-53页 |
