| Acknowledgements | 第1-5页 |
| Abstract in English | 第5-7页 |
| Abstract in Chinese | 第7-13页 |
| Chapter One Introduction | 第13-19页 |
| ·Preamble | 第13页 |
| ·Rationale and Objectives | 第13-15页 |
| ·Research Scope and Methodology | 第15页 |
| ·Data Collection | 第15-16页 |
| ·Outline of the Thesis | 第16-19页 |
| Chapter Two Literature Review | 第19-35页 |
| ·Introduction | 第19页 |
| ·Various Approaches to Misunderstanding | 第19-27页 |
| ·Pragmatic Approach | 第19-21页 |
| ·Cross-cultural Approach | 第21-23页 |
| ·Sociolinguistic Approach | 第23-24页 |
| ·Sociological Approach | 第24-26页 |
| ·Philosophical Approach | 第26页 |
| ·Psychological Approach | 第26-27页 |
| ·Comments on Various Approaches to Misunderstanding | 第27-28页 |
| ·Definitions of Misunderstanding | 第28-29页 |
| ·Misunderstanding and Its "Families" | 第29-33页 |
| ·Misunderstanding and Miscommunication | 第30-31页 |
| ·Misunderstanding and Pragmatic Failure | 第31页 |
| ·Misunderstanding and Other Forms of Miscommunication | 第31-33页 |
| ·Summary | 第33-35页 |
| Chapter Three Triggers of Misunderstanding: Ambiguity of Language | 第35-45页 |
| ·Introduction | 第35-36页 |
| ·Previous Studies of Ambiguity of Language | 第36-39页 |
| ·Definitions of Ambiguity | 第36-37页 |
| ·The Distinction of Ambiguity, Vagueness, Generality and Fuzziness | 第37-39页 |
| ·Ambiguity of Language as Triggers of Misunderstanding | 第39-43页 |
| ·Syntactic Ambiguity | 第39-41页 |
| ·Semantic Ambiguity | 第41-42页 |
| ·Pragmatic Ambiguity | 第42-43页 |
| ·Summary | 第43-45页 |
| Chapter Four Triggers of Misunderstanding:Lack of Intersubjectivity | 第45-59页 |
| ·Introduction | 第45-46页 |
| ·Previous Studies of Intersubjectivity | 第46-49页 |
| ·Definitions of Intersubjectivity | 第46-47页 |
| ·Intersubjectivity in Philosophy | 第47-48页 |
| ·Intersubjectivity in Psychoanalysis | 第48页 |
| ·Intersubjectivity in Communication | 第48-49页 |
| ·Lack of Intersubjectivity as Triggers of Misunderstanding | 第49-58页 |
| ·Lack of Shared Context between Interlocutors | 第49-55页 |
| ·Lack of Shared Topic in Interaction | 第55-56页 |
| ·Lack of Shared Perspective in Interaction | 第56-57页 |
| ·Lack of Shared Focus in Interaction | 第57-58页 |
| ·Summary | 第58-59页 |
| Chapter Five Conclusion | 第59-63页 |
| ·Introduction | 第59页 |
| ·Findings and Implications of the Present Study | 第59-60页 |
| ·Limitations and Suggestions for Further Study | 第60-61页 |
| ·Summary | 第61-63页 |
| Bibligraphy | 第63-67页 |
| Publication(s) | 第67-68页 |
| Personal Profiles | 第68-71页 |
