| 摘要 | 第1-6页 |
| Abstract | 第6-11页 |
| 1 Introduction | 第11-14页 |
| ·Significances of the Study | 第12页 |
| ·Data Collection & Methodology of the Study | 第12-13页 |
| ·Layout of the Thesis | 第13-14页 |
| 2 Literature Review | 第14-22页 |
| ·Previous Studies on the English Contract | 第14-15页 |
| ·Overview of Studies on Speech Act Theory | 第15-22页 |
| ·Foreign Studies on Speech Act Theory | 第15-20页 |
| ·Austin’s Initiation of Speech Act Theory | 第15-17页 |
| ·Searle’s Revision of Speech Act Theory | 第17-19页 |
| ·Other Scholars’Study of Speech Act Theory | 第19-20页 |
| ·Domestic Studies on Speech Act Theory | 第20-22页 |
| 3 The English Contract | 第22-25页 |
| ·Definition of the English Contract | 第22页 |
| ·Features and Functions of the English Contract | 第22-23页 |
| ·Structure of the English Contract | 第23-25页 |
| 4 Speech Acts in the English Contract | 第25-39页 |
| ·Frequency and Distribution of Speech Acts in the English Contract | 第25-31页 |
| ·Performative Verbs of Speech Acts in the English Contract | 第25-27页 |
| ·Frequency of Speech Acts in the English Contract | 第27-28页 |
| ·Distribution of Speech Acts in the English Contract | 第28-31页 |
| ·Performance of Speech Acts in English contract Discourse | 第31-39页 |
| ·Performance of Speech Acts in the Preamble | 第31-33页 |
| ·Declarations | 第31-32页 |
| ·Commisives | 第32-33页 |
| ·Performance of Speech Acts in the Body | 第33-38页 |
| ·Directives | 第33-36页 |
| ·Authorizations | 第36-37页 |
| ·Commisives | 第37-38页 |
| ·Performance of Speech Acts in the Closing part | 第38-39页 |
| ·Directives | 第38页 |
| ·Authorizations | 第38-39页 |
| 5 Coherence of English Contract Discourse from Speech Acts Aspect | 第39-48页 |
| ·Explicit Coherence in Locutions of English Contract Discourse | 第40-43页 |
| ·Implicit Coherence in Illocutions of English Contract Discourse | 第43-47页 |
| ·Interactive Coherence in Perlocutions of English Contract Discourse | 第47-48页 |
| ·Summary | 第48页 |
| 6 Conclusion | 第48-49页 |
| Bibliography | 第49-54页 |
| Appendix | 第54-72页 |
| List of Tables | 第72-73页 |
| Achievements and Awards | 第73-74页 |
| Acknowledgements | 第74-75页 |
