| ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS | 第5-6页 |
| ABSTRACT | 第6-7页 |
| 摘要 | 第8-9页 |
| CONTENTS | 第9-11页 |
| LIST OF ABBREVIATIONS | 第11-13页 |
| LIST OF TABLES | 第13-14页 |
| LIST OF FIGURES | 第14-15页 |
| CHAPTER ONE INTRODUCTION | 第15-18页 |
| 1.1 Rationale | 第15页 |
| 1.2 Significance | 第15-16页 |
| 1.3 Research Objective and Research Questions | 第16-17页 |
| 1.4 Organization of the Thesis | 第17-18页 |
| CHAPTER TWO LITERATURE REVIEW | 第18-23页 |
| 2.1 Research concerning Coherence in Linguistics | 第18-20页 |
| 2.2 Research concerning Coherence in Interpreting/Translation | 第20-22页 |
| 2.3 Summary of Previous Studies | 第22-23页 |
| CHAPTER THREE THEORETICAL FRAMEWORK | 第23-36页 |
| 3.1 Working Definition | 第23-24页 |
| 3.2 Theoretical Foundations | 第24-35页 |
| 3.2.1 The Origins and Key Concepts of RST | 第24-27页 |
| 3.2.2 The Application of RST in Different Areas | 第27-28页 |
| 3.2.3 Applicability of RST for this Research | 第28-30页 |
| 3.2.4 Types and Definitions of Relations | 第30-35页 |
| 3.3 Analytical Framework | 第35-36页 |
| CHAPTER FOUR RESEACH METHODOLOGY | 第36-41页 |
| 4.1 Subjects | 第36页 |
| 4.2 Materials for Interpreting | 第36-38页 |
| 4.3 Experiment Procedure | 第38-39页 |
| 4.4 Data collection | 第39-41页 |
| CHAPTER FIVE RESULTS AND DISCUSSION | 第41-77页 |
| 5.1 Types of Incoherence | 第41-50页 |
| 5.1.1 Incoherence Caused by Addition of a Relation | 第44-46页 |
| 5.1.2 Incoherence Caused by Lack of a Relation | 第46-49页 |
| 5.1.3 Incoherence Caused by Alteration of a Relation | 第49-50页 |
| 5.2 Features of Different Types of Incoherence | 第50-73页 |
| 5.2.1 Features of Incoherence Caused by Addition of a Relation | 第51-54页 |
| 5.2.2 Features of Incoherence Caused by Lack of a Relation | 第54-57页 |
| 5.2.3 Features of Incoherence Caused by Alteration of a Relation | 第57-73页 |
| 5.3 Triggers for Incoherence | 第73-75页 |
| 5.4 Suggestions for Improving Coherence | 第75-77页 |
| CHAPTER SIX CONCLUSIONS | 第77-80页 |
| 6.1 Major Findings | 第77-78页 |
| 6.2 Implications | 第78页 |
| 6.3 Limitations | 第78页 |
| 6.4 Suggestions for Future Research | 第78-80页 |
| REFERENCES | 第80-83页 |
| APPENDICES | 第83-88页 |
| Appendix A Speech 1 | 第83-85页 |
| Appendix B Speech 2 | 第85-87页 |
| Appendix C Speech 3 | 第87-88页 |
| Appendix D Speech 4 | 第88页 |
