| 中文摘要 | 第1-7页 |
| Abstract | 第7-9页 |
| Table of Contents | 第9-12页 |
| Chapter One Introduction | 第12-17页 |
| ·The purpose of the study | 第14-15页 |
| ·Rationale | 第15页 |
| ·The structure of this thesis | 第15-17页 |
| Chapter Two A Review of Literature | 第17-28页 |
| ·Pragmatic failure | 第17-20页 |
| ·Pragmalinguistic failure | 第19页 |
| ·Sociopragmatic failure | 第19-20页 |
| ·Pragmatic failure in this thesis | 第20-21页 |
| ·Previous researches on pragmatic failure both abroad and at home | 第21-26页 |
| ·Research on pragmatic failure abroad | 第21-23页 |
| ·Research on pragmatic failure at home | 第23-26页 |
| ·From the perspective of cross-cultural communication | 第23-24页 |
| ·From the perspective of second language acquisition | 第24-25页 |
| ·From the perspective of cognition | 第25页 |
| ·From the perspective of adaptation theory | 第25-26页 |
| ·Inadequacies of the previous researches | 第26-28页 |
| Chapter Three Theoretical Framework | 第28-41页 |
| ·Context | 第28页 |
| ·Traditional context | 第28-30页 |
| ·Cognitive context | 第30-34页 |
| ·The notion of Sperber & Wilson’s cognitive context | 第31-33页 |
| ·The notion of Xiong Xueliang’s cognitive context | 第33-34页 |
| ·The notion of cognitive context in this thesis | 第34页 |
| ·Cognitive context and relevance theory | 第34-36页 |
| ·The relationship between traditional context and cognitive context | 第36-37页 |
| ·The characteristics of the cognitive context | 第37-41页 |
| ·The psychological nature | 第37-38页 |
| ·The dynamic nature | 第38-39页 |
| ·The nature of individuality | 第39-41页 |
| Chapter Four Study on Pragmatic Failure from the Perspective of Cognitive Context | 第41-59页 |
| ·Lack of requisite cognitive context for the communicatio | 第41-44页 |
| ·Failure to activate the appropriate cognitive context | 第44-46页 |
| ·Failure to construct new cognitive context | 第46-49页 |
| ·Failure to select the appropriate cognitive context | 第49-52页 |
| ·Mismatch of the cognitive context of the communicators | 第52-55页 |
| ·Failure to achieve the contextual effect | 第55-57页 |
| ·Summary | 第57-59页 |
| Chapter Five Conclusion | 第59-62页 |
| Bibliography | 第62-65页 |
| Acknowledgements | 第65页 |
