| Abstract(English Version) | 第1页 |
| Abstract(Chinese Version) | 第9页 |
| Chapter One Introduction | 第9-13页 |
| ·The Statement of Purpose | 第9-10页 |
| ·The Rationale for the Present Study | 第10-11页 |
| ·Outline of This Thesis | 第11-13页 |
| Chapter Two Theoretic Basis—Relevance Theory | 第13-24页 |
| ·The Origin of Relevance Theory | 第13-14页 |
| ·Definition of Relevance | 第14-19页 |
| ·Contextual Effects | 第14-17页 |
| ·Processing Effort | 第17-19页 |
| ·Two Principles of Relevance | 第19-20页 |
| ·Optimal Relevance | 第20-21页 |
| ·Two Consequences on Relevance Theory | 第21-24页 |
| Chapter Three Relevance Theory and Communication | 第24-34页 |
| ·Relevance Theory and Traditional Concepts of Communication | 第24-29页 |
| ·Relevance Theory and Code Model | 第24-26页 |
| ·Relevance Theory and Grice's Inferential Model | 第26-29页 |
| ·The Ostensive-Inferential Communication | 第29-34页 |
| ·The Explanation of Communication | 第29-30页 |
| ·An Ostensive Behaviour and Communication | 第30-31页 |
| ·An Inferential Process and Communication | 第31-32页 |
| ·Nature of Ostensive-Inferential Communication | 第32-34页 |
| Chapter Four Discourse Coherence | 第34-50页 |
| ·Basic Concept of Discourse Coherence | 第34-41页 |
| ·Definition of Discourse Coherence | 第34-36页 |
| ·A General Survey of Discourse Coherence | 第36-41页 |
| ·Cohesion and Coherence | 第41-47页 |
| ·Nature of Discourse Coherence | 第47-50页 |
| Chapter Five Relevance—Theoretic Account for Discourse Coherence | 第50-92页 |
| ·Relevance and Coherence | 第50-53页 |
| ·Ostension | 第53-70页 |
| ·Ostension and Relevance | 第53-56页 |
| ·Two Intentions in Ostension | 第56-58页 |
| ·Factors Influence Ostension | 第58-61页 |
| ·Social Culture | 第58-59页 |
| ·The Immediate Context | 第59-60页 |
| ·Personal Preferences and Abilities | 第60-61页 |
| ·Discourse Coherence in an Ostensive Process | 第61-70页 |
| ·The Function of Ostension in Discourse Coherence | 第61-66页 |
| ·Relevance of Ostension | 第66-70页 |
| ·Semantic Relevance | 第66-67页 |
| ·Topical Relevance | 第67-69页 |
| ·Contextual Relevance | 第69-70页 |
| ·Inference | 第70-90页 |
| ·Inference and Comprehension | 第70-72页 |
| ·Sperber and Wilson's Inferential Model of Communication | 第72-78页 |
| ·Non-Demonstrative Inference | 第72-76页 |
| ·Difference Between Sperber and Wilson's Inferential Model of Communication and Grice's | 第76-78页 |
| ·Inference and Context | 第78-83页 |
| ·The Definition of Context | 第78-79页 |
| ·The Role of Context in Inference | 第79-81页 |
| ·The Selection of Context | 第81-83页 |
| ·Discourse Coherence in an Inferential Process | 第83-90页 |
| ·Inference and Discourse Coherence | 第83-85页 |
| ·The Inferential Process | 第85-90页 |
| ·Discourse Coherence in an Ostensive-Inferential Process | 第90-92页 |
| Chapter Six Application of the Present Study to Discourse Teaching | 第92-97页 |
| Chapter Seven Conclusion | 第97-100页 |
| Acknowledgements | 第100-101页 |
| Bibliography | 第101-105页 |
