| Abstract | 第1-4页 |
| 中文摘要 | 第4-6页 |
| Chapter One Introduction | 第6-9页 |
| ·The Objective of this Thesis | 第6-7页 |
| ·The Organization of this Thesis | 第7-9页 |
| Chapter Two A Review of the Study of the Speech Act Metonymy | 第9-27页 |
| ·What is Metonymy? | 第9-11页 |
| ·Pragmatic Types of Metonymy | 第11-15页 |
| ·Action Scenario and Types of the Speech Act Metonymy | 第15-18页 |
| ·The ICM of the Speech Act Metonymy | 第18-26页 |
| ·Summary | 第26-27页 |
| Chapter Three Coherence and the Speech Act Metonymy | 第27-35页 |
| ·Features of Coherence | 第27-28页 |
| ·The Coherence Rule | 第28-29页 |
| ·Discourse Coherence as the Product of Cognitive Process | 第29-31页 |
| ·The Speech Act Metonymy and the Degrees of Coherence | 第31-34页 |
| ·Summary | 第34-35页 |
| Chapter Four Coherent Function of the Speech Act Metonymy in Drama Discourse: Sample Analysis | 第35-53页 |
| ·Sample Analysis One | 第35-44页 |
| ·Sample Analysis Two | 第44-47页 |
| ·Sample Analysis Three | 第47-51页 |
| ·Coherence in the Generation and Interpretation of Discourse | 第51-52页 |
| ·Summary | 第52-53页 |
| Chapter Five Conclusion | 第53-55页 |
| ·Major Findings | 第53-54页 |
| ·Suggestions for Future Studies | 第54-55页 |
| Bibliography | 第55-58页 |
| Acknowledgements | 第58-59页 |
