| ABSTRACT | 第1-7页 |
| 摘要 | 第7-10页 |
| ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS | 第10-11页 |
| TABLE OF CONTENTS | 第11-13页 |
| LISTOFTABLES AND DIAGRAMS | 第13-14页 |
| CHAPTER ONE INTRODUCTION | 第14-17页 |
| ·Aim of the Research | 第14页 |
| ·Research Methodology | 第14-15页 |
| ·Outline of the Thesis | 第15-17页 |
| CHAPTER TWO A REVIEW OF RELEVANT LITERATURES | 第17-31页 |
| ·Introduction | 第17-20页 |
| ·Verbal Communication | 第17-18页 |
| ·Coherence | 第18-20页 |
| ·Traditional Theories of Coherence | 第20-28页 |
| ·Cohesion Theory | 第20-23页 |
| ·Cooperative Principle and Coherence | 第23-26页 |
| ·Speech Act Theory and Coherence | 第26-28页 |
| ·A New Perspective — Relevance Theory | 第28-31页 |
| CHAPTER THREE THEOTETICAL FRAMEWORK: RELEVANCE THEORY | 第31-39页 |
| ·Introduction | 第31页 |
| ·Basic Notions | 第31-33页 |
| ·Relevance-theoretic Comprehension Procedure | 第33-35页 |
| ·The Distinction of Conceptual Meaning and Procedural Meaning | 第35-36页 |
| ·Ostensive-inferential Communication Model | 第36-39页 |
| CHAPTER FOUR RELEVANCE-THEORETIC ACCOUNT OF COHERENCE MECHANISMS | 第39-67页 |
| ·Introduction | 第39页 |
| ·The Basic Relevance-theoretic Coherence Model | 第39-47页 |
| ·Coherence of Prepositional Content | 第40-42页 |
| ·Coherence of Contextual Effect | 第42-44页 |
| ·Inner Relationship of the Two Types of Coherence | 第44-47页 |
| ·Optimal Relevance - Filter to Coherence | 第47-55页 |
| ·Optimal Relevance and Maximal Relevance | 第47-48页 |
| ·Filter Function of Optimal Relevance | 第48-55页 |
| ·Procedural Connectives - Navigation to Coherence | 第55-61页 |
| ·Classification of Discourse Connectives | 第56-57页 |
| ·Navigation Function of Procedural Connectives | 第57-61页 |
| ·Relevance-theoretic Context - Matrix of Coherence | 第61-65页 |
| ·Context in Relevance Theory | 第61-63页 |
| ·Matrix Function of Context to Coherence | 第63-65页 |
| ·Summary | 第65-67页 |
| CHAPTER FIVE THE NEGOTIATION OF COHERENCE IN VERBAL COMMUNICATION | 第67-82页 |
| ·Introduction | 第67页 |
| ·Communication in Relevance Theory | 第67-70页 |
| ·The Notion of Asymmetrical Communication | 第67-68页 |
| ·The Process of Ostensive-inferential Communication | 第68-70页 |
| ·Speaker's Contribution to Coherence - Ostension | 第70-75页 |
| ·Ostension Revisited | 第70页 |
| ·Factors Influencing Speaker's Ostension of Coherence | 第70-74页 |
| ·Assessment of Hearer's Cognitive Environment | 第70-72页 |
| ·Speaker's Own Cognitive Environment | 第72-73页 |
| ·Filter Function of Optimal Relevance | 第73-74页 |
| ·Speaker's Responsibility in Creating Coherence | 第74-75页 |
| ·Hearer's Contribution to Coherence - Inference | 第75-79页 |
| ·Coherence and Interpretation | 第76-77页 |
| ·Hearer's Inferential Process of Coherence | 第77-78页 |
| ·Hearer's Responsibility in Achieving Coherence | 第78-79页 |
| ·Summary | 第79-82页 |
| CHAPTER SIX CONCLUSION | 第82-87页 |
| ·Findings of the Thesis | 第82-84页 |
| ·Significance of the Findings | 第84-86页 |
| ·Limitations of the Present Research and Suggestions for Further Studies | 第86-87页 |
| BIBLIOGRAPHY | 第87-93页 |
| 攻读学位期间主要科研成果目录 | 第93页 |
