| Chapter 1 Introduction | 第1-21页 |
| ·Loose Talk | 第10-16页 |
| ·Definition of Loose Talk | 第10-12页 |
| ·Loose Talk and Vague Language | 第12-16页 |
| ·Literature Review | 第16-21页 |
| Chapter 2 Cooperative Principle and Relevance Theory | 第21-44页 |
| ·Cooperative Principle | 第21-29页 |
| ·Cooperative Principle and Maxims | 第23-24页 |
| ·Observing the Maxims | 第24-27页 |
| ·The Non-observance of the Maxims | 第27-29页 |
| ·Relevance Theory | 第29-40页 |
| ·Two Principles of Relevance | 第32-35页 |
| ·Cognitive Effects and Processing Effort | 第35-37页 |
| ·Optimal Relevance | 第37-40页 |
| ·Differences between CP and RT | 第40-44页 |
| Chapter 3 The Non-observance of CP in Loose Talk | 第44-88页 |
| ·Flouting the CP Maxims | 第45-62页 |
| ·Flouting the Maxim of Quantity | 第46-49页 |
| ·Flouting the Maxim of Quality | 第49-53页 |
| ·Flouting the Maxim of Relation | 第53-58页 |
| ·Flouting the Maxim of Manner | 第58-62页 |
| ·Other Forms of Non-observance of CP | 第62-72页 |
| ·Quietly and Unostentatiously Violating a Maxim | 第63-68页 |
| ·Overtly Opting out of a Maxim | 第68-69页 |
| ·Coping with a Clash between Maxims | 第69-71页 |
| ·Infringing and Suspending a Maxim | 第71-72页 |
| ·RT as Rescuing CP in Loose Talk | 第72-88页 |
| ·Limitations of CP in Explaining Literally Untrue Utterances | 第73-82页 |
| ·The Avoidance of Defects of CP within the Framework of RT | 第82-84页 |
| ·Interlocutors' Expectations of Truthfulness, Approximate Truthfulness and Relevance | 第84-88页 |
| Chapter 4 Further Analysis from Other Disciplines | 第88-94页 |
| ·Toward a Psychological Interpretation | 第89-91页 |
| ·On Different Cultural Values | 第91-94页 |
| Chapter 5 Conclusion | 第94-97页 |
| Works Cited | 第97-101页 |
| 攻读硕士学位期间发表的论文和取得的科研成果 | 第101页 |
