| Acknowledgements | 第1-6页 |
| Abstract | 第6-8页 |
| 摘要 | 第8-11页 |
| Chapter 1 Introduction | 第11-16页 |
| ·An Interpretation of Indirect Directives | 第11-12页 |
| ·The Types of Indirect Directives | 第12-14页 |
| ·The Purpose of the Research | 第14-15页 |
| ·The Framework of the Thesis | 第15-16页 |
| Chapter 2 Previous Researches on Indirect Directives | 第16-26页 |
| ·Idiom Theory | 第16-18页 |
| ·Positive Points | 第16-17页 |
| ·Main Deficiencies | 第17-18页 |
| ·Inference Theory | 第18-23页 |
| ·Searle’s Research | 第19-21页 |
| ·Gordon & Lakoff’s Research | 第21-23页 |
| ·Politeness Principle | 第23-26页 |
| Chapter 3 Theoretical Bases for the Present Research | 第26-35页 |
| ·Prototypical Category Theory | 第26-30页 |
| ·The Definition of Categorization | 第27页 |
| ·The Definition of Prototype | 第27-29页 |
| ·The Characteristics of Prototype | 第29-30页 |
| ·Metonymic Model Theory | 第30-33页 |
| ·Scenario | 第31页 |
| ·Metonymic Strength | 第31-32页 |
| ·Social Variables Involved in Metonymic Models | 第32-33页 |
| ·Image Schema Theory | 第33-35页 |
| ·Basic Notion of Image Schema | 第33-34页 |
| ·Several Subtypes of Image Schemata | 第34-35页 |
| Chapter 4 A Cognitive Analysis of Indirect Directives | 第35-55页 |
| ·Indirect Directives Interpreted by Prototypical Category Theory | 第35-41页 |
| ·The Categorization of Indirect Directives | 第35-37页 |
| ·The Prototype of Indirect Directives | 第37-39页 |
| ·The Subdivision of Indirect Directive Category | 第39-41页 |
| ·Indirect Directives Interpreted by Metonymic Model Theory | 第41-48页 |
| ·The Scenario of Indirect Directives | 第41-43页 |
| ·The Metonymic Strength of Indirect Directives | 第43-44页 |
| ·The Social Variables Involved in Metonymic Models of Indirect Directives | 第44-48页 |
| ·Indirect Directives Interpreted by Image Schema Theory | 第48-55页 |
| ·The Compulsion Image Schema of Indirect Orders | 第48-49页 |
| ·The Restraints-Removing Image Schema of Indirect Requests | 第49-50页 |
| ·The Blockage Image Schema of Indirect Threats | 第50-51页 |
| ·The Iteration Image Schema of Indirect Begging | 第51-52页 |
| ·The Counterforce and Diversion Image Schemata of Indirect Suggestions | 第52-55页 |
| Chapter 5 An Evaluation of the Cognitive Approach to Indirect Directives | 第55-57页 |
| ·Its Merits | 第55-56页 |
| ·Its Demerits | 第56-57页 |
| Chapter 6 Conclusion | 第57-59页 |
| Bibliography | 第59-61页 |
