| 摘要 | 第4-5页 |
| Abstract | 第5-6页 |
| List of Abbreviations | 第9-10页 |
| Chapter One Introduction | 第10-13页 |
| 1.1 Purpose of the Study | 第10页 |
| 1.2 Significance of the Study | 第10-11页 |
| 1.3 Methodology of the Study | 第11页 |
| 1.4 Organization of the Dissertation | 第11-12页 |
| 1.5 Summary | 第12-13页 |
| Chapter Two Literature Review | 第13-21页 |
| 2.1 Studies on Wuthering Heights Abroad | 第13-15页 |
| 2.2 Studies on Wuthering Heights at home | 第15-18页 |
| 2.3 Research Tendency | 第18-20页 |
| 2.4 Summary | 第20-21页 |
| Chapter Three Theoretical Framework | 第21-32页 |
| 3.1 Cooperative Principle | 第21-24页 |
| 3.1.1 Cooperative Principle | 第21-23页 |
| 3.1.2 Violation of Maxims of Cooperative Principle | 第23-24页 |
| 3.2 Politeness Principle | 第24-27页 |
| 3.2.1 Leech's Politeness Principle | 第25-26页 |
| 3.2.2 Brown and Levinson’s Politeness Theory | 第26-27页 |
| 3.3 Conversational Implicature | 第27-31页 |
| 3.3.1 Features of Conversational Implicature | 第27-29页 |
| 3.3.2 Classification of Conversational Implicature | 第29-31页 |
| 3.4 Summary | 第31-32页 |
| Chapter Four Conversational Implicatures in Wuthering Heights | 第32-63页 |
| 4.1 Conversational Implicature Generated by Violation of Cooperative Principle | 第32-55页 |
| 4.1.1 Conversational Implicature Generated by Violation of the Quality Maxim | 第32-39页 |
| 4.1.1.1 CI Generated by Employing the Strategy of Irony | 第32-36页 |
| 4.1.1.2 CI Generated by Employing the Strategy of Metaphor | 第36-38页 |
| 4.1.1.3 CI Generated by Employing the Strategy of Rhetorical Questions | 第38-39页 |
| 4.1.2 Conversational Implicature Generated by Violation of the Quantity Maxim | 第39-48页 |
| 4.1.2.1 CI Generated by Employing the Strategy of Overstatement | 第39-46页 |
| 4.1.2.2 CI Generated by Employing the Strategy of Understatement | 第46-48页 |
| 4.1.3 Conversational Implicature Generated by Violation of the Relevance Maxim | 第48-52页 |
| 4.1.3.1 CI Generated by Employing the Strategy of Giving Hints | 第48-52页 |
| 4.1.4 Conversational Implicature Generated by Violation of the Manner Maxim | 第52-55页 |
| 4.1.4.1 CI Generated by Employing the Strategy of Ambiguity or Obscurity | 第52-53页 |
| 4.1.4.2 CI Generated by Employing the Strategy of Displacing Hearer | 第53-54页 |
| 4.1.4.3 CI Generated by Employing the Strategy of Being Incomplete and Using Ellipsis | 第54-55页 |
| 4.2 Politeness Principle Applied in Wuthering Heights | 第55-62页 |
| 4.2.1 The Use of Tact Maxim and Generosity Maxim | 第56-57页 |
| 4.2.2 The Use of Approbation Maxim and Modesty Maxim | 第57-59页 |
| 4.2.3 The Use of Agreement Maxim | 第59-60页 |
| 4.2.4 The Use of Sympathy Maxim | 第60-62页 |
| 4.3 Summary | 第62-63页 |
| Chapter Five Conclusion | 第63-67页 |
| 5.1 Major Findings | 第63-65页 |
| 5.2 Limitations and Suggestions for Future Research | 第65-67页 |
| Bibliography | 第67-70页 |
| 发表论文和参加科研情况说明 | 第70-71页 |
| Acknowledgements | 第71-72页 |
