| 摘要 | 第1-5页 |
| Abstract | 第5-9页 |
| Chapter 1: Introduction | 第9-14页 |
| ·Significance of the Dissertation | 第9-11页 |
| ·Objectives of the Dissertation | 第11-12页 |
| ·Structure of the Dissertation | 第12-14页 |
| Chapter 2: Literature Review | 第14-28页 |
| ·Introduction | 第14页 |
| ·Essential Notion and Related Theory | 第14-21页 |
| ·Indirect Speech Act | 第14-16页 |
| ·Indirect Speech Act Metonymy | 第16-19页 |
| ·Panther & Thornburg's Action Scenario | 第19-21页 |
| ·Views on Indirect Speech Act Metonymy at Home and Abroad | 第21-26页 |
| ·Rhetorical View on Speech Act Metonymy | 第21-23页 |
| ·Structuralist View on Speech Act Metonymy | 第23-24页 |
| ·Cognitive View on Speech Act Metonymy | 第24-26页 |
| ·Summary | 第26-28页 |
| Chapter 3: Autonomy-Dependency Analysis Framework | 第28-36页 |
| ·Introduction | 第28页 |
| ·Autonomy-Dependency Analysis Framework | 第28-35页 |
| ·Former Research Concerning Autonomy and Dependency | 第28-30页 |
| ·Xu's Study on Autonomy and Dependency Analysis Framework | 第30-35页 |
| ·Summary | 第35-36页 |
| Chapter 4: Analysis on the producing mechanism of Indirect Speech Act Metonymy in the Play Thunderstorm | 第36-56页 |
| ·Introduction | 第36页 |
| ·Types of Indirect Speech Act Metonymy in the Play Thunderstorm | 第36-41页 |
| ·Directive Indirect Speech Act Metonymy | 第37-38页 |
| ·Commissive Indirect Speech Act Metonymy | 第38-39页 |
| ·Expressive Indirect Speech Act Metonymy | 第39-41页 |
| ·Pragmatic Functions Produced by Indirect Speech Act Metonymy in the Play Thunderstorm | 第41-44页 |
| ·Euphemistic Function | 第41-42页 |
| ·Politeness Function | 第42-43页 |
| ·Rhetoric Function | 第43-44页 |
| ·The producing mechanism of Indirect Speech Act Metonymy in the Play Thunderstorm | 第44-54页 |
| ·Xu's Autonomy-Dependency Analysis Framework Review | 第44-45页 |
| ·The Producing Mechanism of Indirect Speech Act Metonymy | 第45-54页 |
| ·Summary | 第54-56页 |
| Chapter 5: Conclusion | 第56-58页 |
| ·Main finding of this Dissertation | 第56页 |
| ·Limitations and Suggestions for Future Study | 第56-58页 |
| References | 第58-61页 |
| Appendix | 第61-67页 |
| Published Paper | 第67页 |
| Projects | 第67-68页 |
| Acknowledgements | 第68页 |
