| 中文摘要 | 第1-5页 |
| ABSTRACT | 第5-9页 |
| Chapter 1 Introduction | 第9-12页 |
| Chapter 2 Literature Review | 第12-23页 |
| ·Definition of English Articles | 第12-14页 |
| ·A Brief History of Articles | 第14-15页 |
| ·Category of English Articles | 第15页 |
| ·Basic Uses of English Articles | 第15-18页 |
| ·Indefinite Article | 第16页 |
| ·Definite Article | 第16页 |
| ·Comparison Between Indefinite and Definite Articles | 第16-17页 |
| ·Zero Article | 第17页 |
| ·Generics | 第17-18页 |
| ·Definiteness | 第18-19页 |
| ·Category of Definiteness | 第18页 |
| ·Noun Phrases | 第18-19页 |
| ·Relationship Between Articles and NPs | 第18-19页 |
| ·Classification and Features of NPs | 第19页 |
| ·Previous Research on English Article System | 第19-23页 |
| ·Studies by Chinese Scholars | 第19-20页 |
| ·Studies by Overseas Scholars | 第20-23页 |
| Chapter 3 Theoretical Framework | 第23-31页 |
| ·SperberandWilson's Approach to Human Communication | 第23-24页 |
| ·Human Communication | 第24-25页 |
| ·Context and Inference | 第25-26页 |
| ·Ostensive-Inferential Communication | 第26-27页 |
| ·Principle of Relevance | 第27-29页 |
| ·Interpretation of Implicature | 第29-30页 |
| ·Summary | 第30-31页 |
| Chapter 4 Relevance Theory-Based Analysis of Definiteness of Articles | 第31-49页 |
| ·Analysis of English Articles Based on Contexts and Inference | 第31-38页 |
| ·Chinese Meaning of English Articles and Contexts Explanation | 第31-33页 |
| ·Familiarity and Identifiability of Definite NPs | 第33-37页 |
| ·Reference Within Immediate Situation | 第37页 |
| ·Reference Within Larger Situation(General Knowledge) | 第37页 |
| ·Sporadic Reference | 第37-38页 |
| ·Analysis of English Articles in Terms of Mutual Manifestness and Inference | 第38-44页 |
| ·Direct Anaphoric Reference | 第39-40页 |
| ·Indirect Anaphoric Reference | 第40-41页 |
| ·Interpretation of Definite Article in Line with Cognitive Ability | 第41-42页 |
| ·Inference of Definite Article Within Cognitive Domain | 第42-44页 |
| ·Cognitive Domain Realized as Elaborated Knowledge System | 第42页 |
| ·Cognitive Domain Realized as Perceptual Experience | 第42-43页 |
| ·Cognitive Domain Realized as Textual Information | 第43-44页 |
| ·Partitioning of Cognitive Domain by Means of Encyclopedic Knowledge | 第44页 |
| ·Implicature of Indefinite Article | 第44-45页 |
| ·Improper Uses of English Articles | 第45-49页 |
| ·Omission of the | 第46页 |
| ·Overuse of the | 第46-47页 |
| ·Substitution of the for a/an or a/an for the | 第47页 |
| ·Reasons for Different Types of Incorrect Uses of Articles | 第47-49页 |
| Chapter 5 Conclusion | 第49-52页 |
| Bibliography | 第52-55页 |
| Acknowledgements | 第55-56页 |
| Papers Published During the Study for M.A.Degree | 第56页 |
