| Abstract | 第3-4页 |
| 摘要 | 第5-8页 |
| Chapter One Introduction | 第8-13页 |
| 1.1 The Background of the Research | 第8-10页 |
| 1.2 The Significance of the Research | 第10-11页 |
| 1.3 The Methodology of the Research | 第11页 |
| 1.4 The Organization of the Thesis | 第11-13页 |
| Chapter Two Literature Review | 第13-21页 |
| 2.1 Literature Review of Desire Under the Elms | 第13-17页 |
| 2.2 Related Researches on Conversational Implicature | 第17-21页 |
| 2.2.1 Related Researches on Conversational Implicature Abroad | 第17-19页 |
| 2.2.2 Related Researches on Conversational Implicature at Home | 第19-21页 |
| Chapter Three Theoretical Framework | 第21-33页 |
| 3.1 Cooperative Principle | 第21-24页 |
| 3.1.1 Cooperative Principle and its four maxims | 第21-22页 |
| 3.1.2 Violation of the maxims | 第22-24页 |
| 3.2 Politeness Principle | 第24-28页 |
| 3.3 Conversational Relevance | 第28-33页 |
| Chapter Four The Application of Conversational Implicature inDesire Under the Elms | 第33-66页 |
| 4.1 Tragic relationship between Cabot and Abbie | 第35-42页 |
| 4.1.1 Understatement | 第35-38页 |
| 4.1.2 Overstatement | 第38-40页 |
| 4.1.3 Lies | 第40-41页 |
| 4.1.4 Giving hints | 第41-42页 |
| 4.2 Tragic relationship among the three brothers | 第42-48页 |
| 4.2.1 Irony | 第42-43页 |
| 4.2.2 Lies | 第43-44页 |
| 4.2.3 Giving hints | 第44-46页 |
| 4.2.4 Giving associated clues | 第46-48页 |
| 4.3 Tragic relationship between Cabot and the three brothers | 第48-49页 |
| 4.3.1 Irony | 第48-49页 |
| 4.3.2 Metaphor | 第49页 |
| 4.4 Tragic relationship between Eben and Abbie | 第49-57页 |
| 4.4.1 Conversational Purpose Relevance | 第49-52页 |
| 4.4.2 Communicative Context Relevance | 第52-55页 |
| 4.4.3 Conversational Subject Relevance | 第55-57页 |
| 4.5 Tragic relationship between villagers and the family members | 第57-61页 |
| 4.5.1 Irony | 第57-58页 |
| 4.5.2 Being obscure | 第58-60页 |
| 4.5.3 Displacing Hears | 第60-61页 |
| 4.6 Summary | 第61-66页 |
| 4.6.1 Personal Relationships of the family member | 第61-64页 |
| 4.6.2 Material Desire Tragedy and Sexual Passion Tragedy | 第64-66页 |
| Chapter Five Conclusion | 第66-68页 |
| 5.1 Main Findings | 第66页 |
| 5.2 Limitations and Suggestions for Further Research | 第66-68页 |
| Bibliography | 第68-72页 |
| 攻读学位期间取得的研究成果 | 第72-73页 |
| Acknowledgements | 第73-75页 |
| 附件 | 第75页 |
