| 摘要 | 第1-8页 |
| Abstract | 第8-12页 |
| 1. Introduction | 第12-24页 |
| ·Previous Studies on Conversational Implicature and Female Image | 第12-15页 |
| ·Achievements and Limitations of the Previous Studies | 第15-16页 |
| ·Purpose and Significance of the Research | 第16-17页 |
| ·Theory on Grice's Conversational Implicature | 第17-22页 |
| ·Meaning:Natural Meaning and Non-Natural Meaning | 第18-20页 |
| ·Cooperative Principle and Violation of Cooperative Principle | 第20-22页 |
| ·Structure of the Thesis | 第22-24页 |
| 2. Conversational Implicature Generated by the Violation of Maxims in Desperate Housewives | 第24-41页 |
| ·Data Description:Conversations with Implicature in DH | 第24-31页 |
| ·Understatement and Overstatement by Violating Quantity Maxim | 第31-32页 |
| ·Figures of Speech by Violating Quality Maxim | 第32-35页 |
| ·Expression Diversity by Violating Manner Maxim | 第35-36页 |
| ·Conversational Implicature:Meaning Realized by Maxims Violation | 第36-41页 |
| ·Conveyance of Thematic Meaning Implied in the Conversation | 第37-39页 |
| ·Realization of Negotiated Meaning Implied in Conversation | 第39-41页 |
| 3. Female Image Reconstructed on the Basis of Meaning in Desperate Housewives | 第41-59页 |
| ·One Conventional Female Quality:A Traditional Housewife | 第41-48页 |
| ·Perfect Woman with no Individuality | 第42-44页 |
| ·Woman's Career:Marriage | 第44-46页 |
| ·Women's Low Social Status | 第46-48页 |
| ·Four Modern Personalities:An Independent Individual | 第48-54页 |
| ·Presentation of Maternity | 第49-50页 |
| ·A Happy Stay-at-Home Mother:Lynette | 第49-50页 |
| ·A Perfect-pursued Mother:Bree | 第50页 |
| ·Possession of Saintess | 第50-51页 |
| ·Pursuit of Career | 第51-52页 |
| ·Appreciation of Love and Marriage | 第52-54页 |
| ·Reconstruction of the Female Images:Perfect Female Image Harmonized with Traditional Culture | 第54-59页 |
| ·A Modern wife with Inclination for Family Life | 第54-55页 |
| ·A Normative female with Talent and Aspiration | 第55-56页 |
| ·An Independent Woman with Thought and Feelings:To Be Herself | 第56-59页 |
| 4. Conclusion | 第59-61页 |
| ·Major Findings of the Study | 第59-60页 |
| ·Limitation of the Study | 第60页 |
| ·Suggestions for the Future Study | 第60-61页 |
| Acknowledgements | 第61-62页 |
| Bibliography | 第62-67页 |
| Papers Published during MA Study | 第67-68页 |
