| Abstract | 第1-10页 |
| 摘要 | 第10-12页 |
| Chapter One Introduction | 第12-16页 |
| ·Research Background | 第12-13页 |
| ·Significance of the Study | 第13-14页 |
| ·Research Methodology and Data Collection | 第14页 |
| ·Framework of the Thesis | 第14-16页 |
| Chapter Two Literature Review | 第16-31页 |
| ·Austin and Searle's Speech Act Theory | 第16-20页 |
| ·Previous Studies on Request Speech Act Abroad | 第20-27页 |
| ·Pragmatic Studies on Request Speech Act | 第20-25页 |
| ·Cognitive Studies on Request Speech Act | 第25-27页 |
| ·Previous Studies on Request Speech Act at Home | 第27-28页 |
| ·Previous Studies on The Grand Courtyard of the Qiaos | 第28-31页 |
| Chapter Three Theoretical Foundations | 第31-45页 |
| ·Cognitive Pragmatics | 第31-32页 |
| ·The Interactive Character of Speech Acts and Cognition | 第32-33页 |
| ·Image Schema Theory | 第33-40页 |
| ·Image Schema | 第33-34页 |
| ·Categorizations of Image Schema | 第34-35页 |
| ·Properties of Image Schema | 第35-36页 |
| ·Several Subtypes of Image Schema | 第36-40页 |
| ·The Relationship between Force Image-Schema and Request speech act | 第40-45页 |
| Chapter Four Interpreting Requests in The Grand Courtyard of the Qiaos from the Perspective of Image Schema | 第45-70页 |
| ·Request Strategies in The Grand Courtyard of the Qiaos | 第45-48页 |
| ·Direct Strategies | 第46页 |
| ·Conventionally Indirect Strategies | 第46-47页 |
| ·Unconventionally Indirect Strategies | 第47-48页 |
| ·Summary | 第48页 |
| ·The Study of Requests from the Perspective of Image Schema | 第48-70页 |
| ·Direct Request Strategies and Compulsion | 第48-58页 |
| ·Conventionally Indirect Request Strategies and Enablement | 第58-64页 |
| ·Unconventionally Indirect Request Strategies and Removal of Restraint | 第64-68页 |
| ·Summary | 第68-70页 |
| Chapter Five Conclusion | 第70-74页 |
| ·Major Findings | 第70-71页 |
| ·Implications of the Study | 第71-72页 |
| ·Limitations and Suggestions for Future Study | 第72-74页 |
| References | 第74-77页 |
