| Acknowledgements | 第1-7页 |
| Abstract | 第7-9页 |
| 摘要 | 第9-11页 |
| Chapter 1 Introduction | 第11-14页 |
| Chapter 2 Literature Review | 第14-22页 |
| ·Defining deixis | 第14-15页 |
| ·Deixis and its classification | 第15-19页 |
| ·Pre-emptive and anti-pre-emptive | 第19-21页 |
| ·Summary | 第21-22页 |
| Chapter 3 Theoretical Framework | 第22-28页 |
| ·Ariel's accessibility theory | 第22-25页 |
| ·The egocentricity of deixis | 第25-26页 |
| ·Summary | 第26-28页 |
| Chapter 4 The Pragmatic-cognitive Understanding of Pre-emptiveness | 第28-43页 |
| ·Pre-emptive uses of deixis in the English language | 第28-35页 |
| ·Accessibility and pre-emptiveness | 第35-36页 |
| ·Egocentricity and pre-emptiveness | 第36-40页 |
| ·Summary | 第40-43页 |
| Chapter 5 Pragmatic Analysis of Anti-pre-emptive Uses of Deixis | 第43-54页 |
| ·Context and anti-pre-emptiveness | 第43-48页 |
| ·Pragmatic intention and anti-pre-emptiveness | 第48-54页 |
| Chapter 6 Conclusion | 第54-56页 |
| Bibliography | 第56-57页 |