| Abstract | 第1-10页 |
| 摘要 | 第10-11页 |
| Chapter One Introduction | 第11-14页 |
| ·Orientation of the Present Study | 第11页 |
| ·Significance of the Present Study | 第11-12页 |
| ·Organization of the Thesis | 第12-14页 |
| Chapter Two Literature Review | 第14-28页 |
| ·Introduction | 第14-15页 |
| ·Classifications of Questions and Their Functions | 第15-19页 |
| ·Traditional Categories of Questions | 第15-16页 |
| ·Q-Type Questions and N-Type Questions | 第16-17页 |
| ·Standard Questions and Non-Standard Questions | 第17页 |
| ·Strong/Weak Interrogation and Non-Interrogation | 第17-18页 |
| ·Questions along "the Linear Continuum" | 第18-19页 |
| ·Approaches to Questions | 第19-25页 |
| ·The Syntactic Approach | 第19-20页 |
| ·The Semantic Approach | 第20-21页 |
| ·Functional Approach | 第21-23页 |
| ·Research on Functions of Particular Interrogative Forms | 第23-25页 |
| ·Comments on Previous Studies | 第25-28页 |
| Chapter Three Theoretical Framework---the Combination of Relevance Theory and Adaptation Theory | 第28-43页 |
| ·Relevance and Adaptation in Linguistic Communication | 第28-35页 |
| ·Relevance Theory | 第28-29页 |
| ·Adaptation Theory | 第29-30页 |
| ·Comments on the Two Approaches to the Interpretation of Language Use | 第30-31页 |
| ·The Relevance-Adaptation Model | 第31-35页 |
| ·Yang Ping's Relevance-Adaptation Model | 第32-33页 |
| ·Ran YongPing's Adaptation-Relevance Model | 第33-35页 |
| ·The Theoretical Framework of the Present Study---the Combination of Relevance Theory and Adaptation Theory | 第35-43页 |
| ·Ostensive-Inferential Communication | 第35-36页 |
| ·Communicative P rinciples of Relevance | 第36-39页 |
| ·Mutual Cognitive Environments | 第37-38页 |
| ·Contextual Effect and Processing Effort | 第38-39页 |
| ·Adaptation and Communication | 第39-43页 |
| Chapter Four Typology of Questions from the Pragmatic Perspective | 第43-51页 |
| ·Introduction | 第43页 |
| ·Two Categories of Questions according to Speech Act Theory | 第43-46页 |
| ·Information-Seeking Questions as Direct Speech Acts | 第44-45页 |
| ·Non-Information Seeking Questions as Indirect Speech Acts | 第45-46页 |
| ·The Pragmatic Functions of Non-Information Seeking Questions | 第46-51页 |
| ·Asserting Function | 第46-47页 |
| ·Proposing Function | 第47页 |
| ·Requesting Function | 第47-48页 |
| ·Commanding Function | 第48-49页 |
| ·Affective Function | 第49-50页 |
| ·Phatic Function | 第50-51页 |
| Chapter Five Production and Interpretation of Non-Information Seeking Questions | 第51-61页 |
| ·Introduction | 第51页 |
| ·Ostensive-Inferential Process of the Production and Interpretation of Non-Infonnation Seeking Questions | 第51-54页 |
| ·Optimal Relevance Seeking for the Production and Interpretation of Non-Information Seeking Questions | 第54-55页 |
| ·Adaptive Process of the Production and Interpretation of Non-Information Seeking Questions | 第55-61页 |
| ·Adaptation to the Physical World | 第56-57页 |
| ·Adaptation to the Social World | 第57-58页 |
| ·Adaptation to the Mental World | 第58-59页 |
| ·Adaptation to the Politeness Factors | 第59-61页 |
| Chapter Six Conclusion | 第61-64页 |
| ·Major Findings | 第61页 |
| ·Limitations of the Present Study | 第61-62页 |
| ·Suggestions for Further Research | 第62-64页 |
| References | 第64-68页 |
| Acknowledgements | 第68-69页 |
| 学位论文评阅及答辩情况表 | 第69页 |
