| Acknowledgements | 第1-7页 |
| Abstract | 第7-9页 |
| 摘要 | 第9-12页 |
| Chapter 1 Introduction | 第12-17页 |
| ·Background of the Study | 第12-13页 |
| ·Purpose of the Study | 第13-14页 |
| ·Significance of the Study | 第14-15页 |
| ·Organization of the Thesis | 第15-17页 |
| Chapter 2 Literature Review | 第17-36页 |
| ·Theories of Presupposition | 第17-32页 |
| ·Semantic Presupposition | 第18-22页 |
| ·Pragmatic Presupposition | 第22-27页 |
| ·Relationship between Semantic Presupposition and Pragmatic Presupposition | 第27-28页 |
| ·Classifications of Pragmatic Presupposition | 第28-30页 |
| ·Previous Studies of Presupposition at Home and Abroad | 第30-32页 |
| ·Overview of Political Interview | 第32-36页 |
| ·Definition of political interview | 第33-34页 |
| ·Forms of political interview | 第34页 |
| ·Characteristics of Political Interview | 第34-36页 |
| Chapter 3 Methodology | 第36-38页 |
| ·Research Questions | 第36页 |
| ·Data Collection | 第36-37页 |
| ·Data Analysis | 第37-38页 |
| Chapter 4 Analysis of Pragmatic Presupposition and its Functions in Political Interviews | 第38-70页 |
| ·Pragmatic Presupposition in Political Interviews | 第38-52页 |
| ·Existential Presupposition | 第38-40页 |
| ·Factive Presupposition | 第40-43页 |
| ·Behavior Presupposition | 第43-46页 |
| ·State Presupposition | 第46-49页 |
| ·Belief Presupposition | 第49-52页 |
| ·Functions of Pragmatic Presupposition in Political Interviews | 第52-70页 |
| ·Functions of Pragmatic Presupposition to both Interviewees and Interviewers | 第53-57页 |
| ·Functions of Pragmatic Presupposition to the Audience | 第57-62页 |
| ·Functions of Pragmatic Presupposition in Information Transmission | 第62-70页 |
| Chapter 5 Conclusion | 第70-73页 |
| ·Major Findings | 第70-71页 |
| ·Limitations | 第71-72页 |
| ·Suggestions for Further Researches | 第72-73页 |
| References | 第73-76页 |
