| ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS | 第4-5页 |
| ABSTRACT | 第5-6页 |
| 摘要 | 第7-9页 |
| LIST OF TABLES | 第9-10页 |
| CONTENTS | 第10-12页 |
| CHAPTER ONE INTRODUCTION | 第12-18页 |
| 1.1 Background of the thesis | 第12-13页 |
| 1.2 Objective of the thesis | 第13-15页 |
| 1.3 Significance of the thesis | 第15-16页 |
| 1.4 Structure of the thesis | 第16-18页 |
| CHAPTER TWO LITERATURE REVIEW | 第18-37页 |
| 2.1 History and development of indirect speech act theory | 第18-24页 |
| 2.1.1 The development of speech act theory | 第19-22页 |
| 2.1.2 Indirect speech act theory | 第22-24页 |
| 2.2 Cognitive study of metonymy | 第24-29页 |
| 2.2.1 Reference‐point view of metonymy | 第24-26页 |
| 2.2.2 Salience view of metonymy | 第26-28页 |
| 2.2.3 ICM theory of metonymy | 第28-29页 |
| 2.3 The speech act metonymy theory | 第29-35页 |
| 2.3.1 The state of affairs scenario | 第30-32页 |
| 2.3.2 The force of metonymic link | 第32-34页 |
| 2.3.3 The improvement of Panther and Thornburg's scenario theory | 第34-35页 |
| 2.4 Pragmatic parameters in indirect speech act metonymy | 第35-37页 |
| CHAPTER THREE THE ANALYSIS OF INDIRECT SPEECH ACTS METONYMY IN THUNDERSTORM | 第37-55页 |
| 3.1 The analysis of indirect speech act metonymy | 第37-38页 |
| 3.2 The analysis of directive indirect speech acts metonymy | 第38-42页 |
| 3.2.1 Order speech acts metonymy | 第39-40页 |
| 3.2.2 Request speech acts metonymy | 第40-42页 |
| 3.3 The analysis of expressive indirect speech acts metonymy | 第42-45页 |
| 3.3.1 Complain speech acts metonymy | 第42-43页 |
| 3.3.2 Refusing speech acts metonymy | 第43-45页 |
| 3.4 The analysis of commissive speech acts metonymy | 第45-48页 |
| 3.4.1 Promising speech acts metonymy | 第45-46页 |
| 3.4.2 Threatening speech acts metonymy | 第46-48页 |
| 3.5 The analysis of five main dramatic conflicts in Thunderstorm from the perspective of indirect speech act metonymy | 第48-55页 |
| 3.5.1 The conflict between Zhou Puyuan and Fanyi | 第48-50页 |
| 3.5.2 The conflict between Zhou Puyuan and Lu Ma | 第50-51页 |
| 3.5.3 The conflict between Fanyi and Zhou Ping | 第51-52页 |
| 3.5.4 The conflict between Zhou Ping and Sifeng | 第52-53页 |
| 3.5.5 The conflict between father and son | 第53-55页 |
| CHAPTER FOUR PRAGMATIC PARAMETERS IN DISTINGUISHING INDIRECT SPEECH ACTS IN THUNDERSTORM | 第55-60页 |
| 4.1 The subtypes of directive speech acts | 第55-56页 |
| 4.2 The subtypes of expressive speech acts | 第56-57页 |
| 4.3 The subtypes of commissive speech acts | 第57-60页 |
| CHAPTER FIVE CONCLUSION | 第60-63页 |
| 5.1 Major findings of the thesis | 第60-61页 |
| 5.2 Limitations and suggestions for future study | 第61-63页 |
| REFERENCES | 第63-66页 |
| PUBLICATION | 第66页 |
