| Abstract | 第1-10页 |
| 内容摘要 | 第10-12页 |
| Chapter One Introduction | 第12-14页 |
| Chapter Two The Study of Current Theory | 第14-27页 |
| ·Language, Discourse, and Discourse Analysis | 第14-15页 |
| ·Cohesion and Coherence in Discourse Analysis | 第15-19页 |
| ·Cohesion and theory of cohesion | 第16-17页 |
| ·Coherence and theory of coherence | 第17-19页 |
| ·Pragmatic Study of Discourse Coherence | 第19-27页 |
| ·Speech act theory | 第21-23页 |
| ·Conversational implicature | 第23-27页 |
| Chapter Three Coherence in Conversation | 第27-33页 |
| ·The Importance and Inescapability of Coherence in Discourse | 第28-29页 |
| ·Approaches to Discourse Coherence | 第29-33页 |
| ·Discourse-based approaches | 第30-31页 |
| ·Situation-interpreter approaches | 第31页 |
| ·Cognitive approaches | 第31-33页 |
| Chapter Four Create Coherence in Conversation | 第33-53页 |
| ·Language Factors in Creating Coherence in Conversation | 第33-34页 |
| ·Discourse's Participants Creating Coherence in Conversation | 第34-46页 |
| ·Speaker's role | 第34-42页 |
| ·The influence of the speaker's age when performing and comprehending utterances | 第35-36页 |
| ·The influence of the speaker and listener's sex when performing and comprehending utterances | 第36-37页 |
| ·The influence of the speaker and listener's background when performing and comprehending utterances | 第37-39页 |
| ·The influence of the speaker and listener's knowledge and education when performing and comprehending utterances | 第39-41页 |
| ·Summary | 第41-42页 |
| ·Listener's role | 第42-46页 |
| ·Comprehend conversation | 第43-46页 |
| ·Summary | 第46页 |
| ·Some Unique Means of Creating Coherence in Conversation | 第46-53页 |
| ·Repetition | 第46-49页 |
| ·Repetition within a speaker-turn | 第47-48页 |
| ·Repetition involving more than one speaker | 第48-49页 |
| ·Coherence through sequential organization | 第49-53页 |
| Chapter Five Problems in Negotiating Coherence in Conversation | 第53-58页 |
| ·Coherence and Misunderstanding | 第53-55页 |
| ·Mismatch | 第54-55页 |
| ·Awareness vs.non-awareness | 第55页 |
| ·Incoherent Sequences in Asymmetrical Talk | 第55-56页 |
| ·The Possible Reason for Failing in Negotiating Coherence in Conversation | 第56-58页 |
| Chapter Six Conclusion | 第58-61页 |
| Bibliography | 第61-64页 |
