| Acknowledgements | 第1-5页 |
| Abstract (English) | 第5-7页 |
| Abstract (Chinese) | 第7-10页 |
| Chapter One Introduction | 第10-17页 |
| ·Motivation and Objectives | 第10-13页 |
| ·Research Scope and Methodology | 第13-15页 |
| ·Data Collection | 第15页 |
| ·Organization of the Thesis | 第15-17页 |
| Chapter Two Literature Review | 第17-31页 |
| ·Introduction | 第17-19页 |
| ·Deborah Schiffrin and Coherence-based Approach | 第19-23页 |
| ·Bruce Fraser and Grammatical-pragmatic Approach | 第23-25页 |
| ·Daniel Blakemore and RT-principled Research | 第25-29页 |
| ·The Conceptual/Procedural Distinction and DMs | 第27-28页 |
| ·Meanings of DMs | 第28-29页 |
| ·Summary | 第29-31页 |
| Chapter Three Theoretical Foundation | 第31-43页 |
| ·Discourse as Communication and its Meaning | 第31-37页 |
| ·Two Basic Interpreting Models of Communication | 第32-34页 |
| ·Two Layers of Meanings in Discourse | 第34-37页 |
| ·The Communication in the Scope of Cognition | 第37-41页 |
| ·The Comprehension Procedure in the Frame of RT | 第41-42页 |
| ·The Hypothesis of DMs in Discourse Interpretation | 第42-43页 |
| Chapter Four The Functions and Motivation of DMs | 第43-66页 |
| ·DMs and Meaning Construal | 第43-47页 |
| ·DMs and Explicatures | 第43-45页 |
| ·DMs and Implicatures | 第45-47页 |
| ·The Functions of DMs in the Ostensive-inferential Process | 第47-56页 |
| ·DMs and Contextual Effects | 第48-50页 |
| ·DMs and Ostension | 第50-51页 |
| ·DMs and Inference | 第51-56页 |
| ·The Functions of DMs in Discourse Interpretation | 第56-60页 |
| ·The Macro-description of the Ostensive-inferential Process | 第56-58页 |
| ·The Flow Chart of Discourse Interpretation Based on RT and the Functions of DMs | 第58-60页 |
| ·A Case Study of Contrastive Coherence Relations and CDMs | 第60-65页 |
| ·The Motivation of Adopting CDMs | 第60-63页 |
| ·The Case Study of Interpreting Antithesis and Concession | 第63-65页 |
| ·Summary | 第65-66页 |
| Chapter Five Conclusion | 第66-69页 |
| ·Findings and Implications of the Present Study | 第66-67页 |
| ·Limitations and Suggestions for Further Study | 第67-69页 |
| Bibliography | 第69-74页 |
