| ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS | 第1-7页 |
| 摘要 | 第7-9页 |
| Abstract | 第9-13页 |
| Chapter One Introduction | 第13-17页 |
| ·Research Background and Motivation | 第13-14页 |
| ·Objectives and Significance of the Study | 第14-15页 |
| ·Overall Structure of the Thesis | 第15-17页 |
| Chapter Two Theoretical Foundation | 第17-28页 |
| ·Definition of Implicature | 第17-18页 |
| ·Cooperative Principle | 第18-23页 |
| ·Non-observance of the Gricean Maxims | 第19-20页 |
| ·Flouting of the Gricean Maxims | 第20-23页 |
| ·Inferential Framework | 第23-25页 |
| ·Features of Conversational Implicature | 第25-28页 |
| Chapter Three Literature Review | 第28-35页 |
| ·Research on Conversational Implicature Abroad | 第28-32页 |
| ·Cultural Background and Implicature Comprehension | 第28-30页 |
| ·L2 Exposure and Implicature Comprehension | 第30页 |
| ·L2 Proficiency and Implicature Comprehension | 第30-31页 |
| ·Explicit Instruction and Implicature Comprehension | 第31-32页 |
| ·Research on the Gricean Theory at Home | 第32-33页 |
| ·Summary of Research Gaps | 第33-35页 |
| Chapter Four Research Design | 第35-44页 |
| ·Research Questions | 第35页 |
| ·Subjects | 第35-37页 |
| ·Instruments | 第37-39页 |
| ·Implicature Listening Task | 第37页 |
| ·Pre-instruction Questionnaire | 第37-38页 |
| ·Listening Proficiency Test | 第38-39页 |
| ·Post-instruction Questionnaire | 第39页 |
| ·Data Collection Procedures | 第39-42页 |
| ·Pre-test and Pre-instruction Questionnaire | 第40页 |
| ·Treatment | 第40-41页 |
| ·Listening Proficiency Test | 第41-42页 |
| ·Post-test and Post-instruction Questionnaire | 第42页 |
| ·Data Analysis Procedures | 第42-44页 |
| Chapter Five Results and Discussion | 第44-57页 |
| ·Students’ Perceived Difficulties in Implicature Comprehension | 第44-49页 |
| ·Low Processing Speed | 第45-46页 |
| ·Failure to Make Appropriate Inferences | 第46-47页 |
| ·Insensitivity to Situational Context | 第47页 |
| ·Failure to Recognize Familiar Words | 第47-48页 |
| ·Failure to Listen Selectively | 第48-49页 |
| ·Other Students’Perceived Problems | 第49页 |
| ·Explicit Instruction and Implicature Comprehension | 第49-51页 |
| ·Listening Proficiency and Implicature Comprehension | 第51-54页 |
| ·Students’ Attitudes toward Explicit Instruction | 第54-57页 |
| Chapter Six Conclusion | 第57-61页 |
| ·Summary of Major Findings | 第57-58页 |
| ·Pedagogical Implications and Suggestions | 第58-60页 |
| ·Limitations of the Study and Suggestions | 第60-61页 |
| Works Cited | 第61-65页 |
| Appendix | 第65-77页 |
