| Acknowledgements | 第1-5页 |
| 中文摘要 | 第5-7页 |
| Abstract | 第7-11页 |
| 1.Introduction | 第11-14页 |
| ·Background of the study | 第11-12页 |
| ·Significance of the present study | 第12-13页 |
| ·Organization of the thesis | 第13-14页 |
| 2.Literature Review | 第14-22页 |
| ·Cooperative Principle and study of lying | 第14-17页 |
| ·Cooperative Principle | 第14-16页 |
| ·Cooperative Principle and study of lying | 第16-17页 |
| ·Weakness of the study | 第17页 |
| ·Politeness Theory and study of lying | 第17-22页 |
| ·Politeness Principle and study of lying | 第17-19页 |
| ·Face-saving Theory and study of lying | 第19-20页 |
| ·Weakness of the study | 第20-22页 |
| 3.Definition and Classification of Lying | 第22-26页 |
| ·Relationship between the deception and lying | 第22页 |
| ·Definition of lying | 第22-24页 |
| ·Classification of lying | 第24-25页 |
| ·Lying and context | 第25-26页 |
| 4.Theoretical Framework | 第26-32页 |
| ·An introduction of Relevance Theory | 第26页 |
| ·The basic cognitive notions of Relevance Theory | 第26-32页 |
| ·Ostensive-inferential communication | 第26-27页 |
| ·Cognitive environment and mutual manifestness | 第27-29页 |
| ·The principle of relevance | 第29-32页 |
| 5.Analysis of Lying from the Perspective of Relevance Theory | 第32-46页 |
| ·Intention of lying | 第32-33页 |
| ·Paradox of intention | 第33-34页 |
| ·Ostensive and inferential model in lying | 第34-38页 |
| ·Ostensive and inferential model in harmful lies | 第34-37页 |
| ·Ostensive and inferential model in white lies | 第37-38页 |
| ·Relevance of lies | 第38-40页 |
| ·Analysis of pragmatic functions of lying | 第40-46页 |
| ·Functions of harmful lies | 第40-41页 |
| ·Functions of white lies | 第41-46页 |
| 6.Conclusion | 第46-48页 |
| ·Findings | 第46-47页 |
| ·Implications | 第47页 |
| ·Limitation and further research | 第47-48页 |
| Bibliography | 第48-50页 |
