| Acknowledgement | 第1-4页 |
| Abstract (in both Chinese and English) | 第4-10页 |
| Chapter Ⅰ Introduction | 第10-14页 |
| ·What is Indirect Speech Acts | 第10-12页 |
| ·Scope and structure of the thesis | 第12-14页 |
| Chapter Ⅱ A suggested model of an analysis for Indirect Speech Acts | 第14-34页 |
| ·Theoretical contribution to the analysis | 第14-30页 |
| ·A general introduction to Relevance Theory | 第14-15页 |
| ·Mutual Manifestness | 第15-18页 |
| ·Relevance Theory in the analysis of Indirect Speech Acts | 第18-23页 |
| ·Felicity conditions | 第23-30页 |
| ·How to make a request | 第24-28页 |
| ·Rules for the use of the Illocutionary Force Indicating Device | 第28-30页 |
| ·A suggested model of an analysis for Indirect Speech Acts | 第30-34页 |
| Chapter Ⅲ Directive indirect speech acts in the cognitive process | 第34-46页 |
| ·Correspondence between Force Image-Schema and domain of Directive Speech Acts | 第35-37页 |
| ·Directive Speech Acts in terms of Force Image-Schema | 第37-46页 |
| ·The compulsion image-schema | 第37-39页 |
| ·The removal of restraints image-schema | 第39-40页 |
| ·The blockage image-schema | 第40-42页 |
| ·The iteration image-schema | 第42-43页 |
| ·The mixture of the iteration, counterforce and diversion image-schemas | 第43-46页 |
| Chapter Ⅳ Indirect directive speech acts under social contexts | 第46-61页 |
| ·A general social background structure of indirect directive speech acts | 第46-51页 |
| ·Power relationship and optionality | 第51-54页 |
| ·Cost-benefit status and optionality | 第54-56页 |
| ·A specific analysis of a request | 第56-57页 |
| ·An illustration in the understanding of one instance of indirect directive speech act | 第57-61页 |
| Chapter Ⅴ Conclusion | 第61-65页 |
| Bibliography | 第65-68页 |
