| Abstract | 第3-4页 |
| 摘要 | 第5-6页 |
| Contents | 第6-8页 |
| Chapter 1 Introduction | 第8-11页 |
| 1.1 Background of the study | 第8页 |
| 1.2 Purpose of the study | 第8-9页 |
| 1.3 Significance of the Study | 第9-10页 |
| 1.4 Layout of the Study | 第10-11页 |
| Chapter 2 Literature Review | 第11-16页 |
| 2.1 Studies on presupposition | 第11-13页 |
| 2.1.1 Semantic presupposition and Pragmatic presupposition | 第12页 |
| 2.1.2 Presupposition and entailment | 第12-13页 |
| 2.1.3 Presupposition and implicature | 第13页 |
| 2.2 The application of presupposition in literary works | 第13-14页 |
| 2.3 Linguistic studies on the O.Henry’s short story The Cop And The Anthem | 第14-16页 |
| Chapter 3 The study on pragmatic presupposition | 第16-32页 |
| 3.1 The function of pragmatic presupposition and its manifestation in The Cop and the Anthem | 第17-25页 |
| 3.1.1 The economic function of pragmatic presupposition | 第18-20页 |
| 3.1.2 The dramatic function of pragmatic presupposition | 第20-22页 |
| 3.1.3 The cohesive function of pragmatic presupposition | 第22-25页 |
| 3.2 The classification of pragmatic presupposition in The Cop and the Anthem | 第25-32页 |
| 3.2.1 Reference presupposition | 第25-26页 |
| 3.2.2 Context presupposition | 第26-27页 |
| 3.2.3 Background presupposition | 第27-29页 |
| 3.2.4 Communication object presupposition | 第29-32页 |
| Chapter 4 Presupposition and its role in the production of language humor in The Cop and the Anthem | 第32-40页 |
| 4.1 The relationship between characteristics of pragmatic presupposition and the production of humor in The Cop and the Anthem | 第32-36页 |
| 4.1.1 The appropriateness | 第32-33页 |
| 4.1.2 The common ground | 第33-34页 |
| 4.1.3 The revocability | 第34-36页 |
| 4.2 The pragmatic presupposition and O.Henry’s humor | 第36-40页 |
| Chapter 5 Pragmatic presupposition and the construction of context in The Cop and the Anthem | 第40-48页 |
| 5.1 The role of pragmatic presupposition in construction of context | 第40-43页 |
| 5.2 The function of pragmatic presupposition in construction of context in The Cop and the Anthem | 第43-45页 |
| 5.2.1 Manipulate mutual knowledge and construct objective context | 第43-44页 |
| 5.2.2 The common ground makes the language concise and comprehensive | 第44-45页 |
| 5.3 Pragmatic presupposition and grammatical cohesion of context in The Cop and the Anthem | 第45-48页 |
| 5.3.1 Pragmatic presupposition and reference | 第45-46页 |
| 5.3.2 Pragmatic presupposition and substitution | 第46页 |
| 5.3.3 Pragmatic presupposition and ellipsis | 第46-48页 |
| Chapter 6 Conclusion | 第48-51页 |
| Bibliography | 第51-55页 |
| Acknowledgements | 第55-56页 |
| 在读期间公开发表论文（著）及科研情况 | 第56页 |
