| Acknowledgements | 第1-5页 |
| Abstract | 第5-7页 |
| 摘要 | 第7-9页 |
| Contents | 第9-11页 |
| A List of Abbreviations | 第11-12页 |
| Chapter One Introduction | 第12-15页 |
| ·General Introduction | 第12-13页 |
| ·Significance of the Present Study | 第13页 |
| ·Purpose of the Thesis | 第13-14页 |
| ·Structure of the Thesis | 第14-15页 |
| Chapter Two Literature Review of Metalinguistic Negation (MN) | 第15-26页 |
| ·Introduction | 第15页 |
| ·Operational Definition of MN | 第15-16页 |
| ·Previous Studies of MN | 第16-25页 |
| ·Previous Studies of MN Abroad | 第16-21页 |
| ·Studies on MN from Horn's Point of View | 第17-18页 |
| ·Studies on MN from Carston's Viewpoint | 第18-19页 |
| ·Other Scholars' Points of View on MN | 第19-21页 |
| ·Previous Studies of MN at home | 第21-25页 |
| ·沈家煊’s Explanation of MN as Pragmatic Negation | 第21-22页 |
| ·徐盛桓’s Explanation of MN as Implicature Negatives | 第22-23页 |
| ·Other Scholars' Studies on MN | 第23-25页 |
| ·Summary | 第25-26页 |
| Chapter Three Theoretical Framework | 第26-32页 |
| ·Introduction | 第26页 |
| ·Levinson's Q-Principle | 第26-28页 |
| ·Content of Q-Principle | 第27页 |
| ·Horn Scale | 第27-28页 |
| ·Levinson's I-Principle | 第28-30页 |
| ·Content of I-Principle | 第29页 |
| ·Stereotypical Relation | 第29-30页 |
| ·Summary | 第30-32页 |
| Chapter Four An Analysis of Negative Markers of Metalinguistic Negation | 第32-43页 |
| ·Introduction | 第32-33页 |
| ·Analysis of Negative Markers of MN Based on Levinson's Q-Principle | 第33-37页 |
| ·Inference of Negative Markers of MN Meaning "more than" or "over" | 第33-35页 |
| ·Analysis of Pragmatic Function of Negative Markers of MN Meaning "more than" or "over" | 第35-37页 |
| ·Analysis of Negative Markers of MN Based on I-Principle | 第37-41页 |
| ·Analysis of Negative Markers of MN Meaning "transformation" | 第37-39页 |
| ·Analysis of Pragmatic Function of Negative Markers of MN Meaning "transformation" | 第39-41页 |
| ·Summary | 第41-43页 |
| Chapter Five Conclusion | 第43-47页 |
| ·Summary of the Study | 第43-44页 |
| ·Major Findings | 第44-45页 |
| ·Implications of the Study | 第45页 |
| ·Limitations of the Study and Suggestions for Further Research | 第45-47页 |
| References | 第47-51页 |
| Publication | 第51页 |
