| Acknowledgements | 第1-6页 |
| 中文摘要 | 第6-7页 |
| Abstract | 第7-9页 |
| 前言 | 第9-12页 |
| Chapter One: An overview of the study of relevance theory | 第12-19页 |
| ·Introduction | 第12-13页 |
| ·Application of relevance theory: explanation of constraints on linguistic items | 第13-16页 |
| ·Application of relevance theory: second language research | 第16-18页 |
| ·Criticism on relevance theory | 第18-19页 |
| Chapter Two: Relevance Theory | 第19-27页 |
| ·Brief introduction | 第19页 |
| ·The definition of relevance and the cognitive principle of relevance | 第19-22页 |
| ·The communicative principle of relevance | 第22-25页 |
| ·The general process of communication in relevance-theoretic pragmatics | 第25-27页 |
| Chapter Three: The relationship between relevance theory and Chomskyan linguistics | 第27-35页 |
| ·Introduction | 第27页 |
| ·The philosophical common ground | 第27-29页 |
| ·The common ground of the theoretical patterns between the two theories | 第29-31页 |
| ·The sense of science and principle of economy in both theories | 第31-33页 |
| ·Similar criticism on these two theories | 第33-35页 |
| Chapter Four: Criticism on relevance theory and our reflections and suggested solutions | 第35-57页 |
| ·Introduction | 第35-36页 |
| ·Criticism One: all encompassing reductionism | 第36-39页 |
| ·Solution to Criticism One | 第39-47页 |
| ·Criticism Two: Vagueness, lack of procedure | 第47-48页 |
| ·Solution to Criticism Two | 第48-57页 |
| Chapter Five: Conclusion | 第57-59页 |
| References | 第59-61页 |
