| Acknowledgements | 第1-7页 |
| 摘要 | 第7-9页 |
| ABSTRACT | 第9-11页 |
| Chapter One Introduction | 第11-18页 |
| ·An Overview of Negation | 第11-15页 |
| ·A Brief Survey of Previous Studies on Negation | 第15-16页 |
| ·The Aim and Arrangement of This Paper | 第16-18页 |
| Chapter Two Explicit Negation in English and Chinese | 第18-39页 |
| ·Explicit Negation in English and Chinese at the Lexical Level | 第19-28页 |
| ·Morphologically Negative Words | 第19-23页 |
| ·Negative Affixation in English | 第19-21页 |
| ·Negative "Affixation" in Chinese | 第21-23页 |
| ·Negative Words | 第23-28页 |
| ·Classification of Negators | 第23-25页 |
| ·A Comparison of Special Uses of Negative Words in English and Chinese | 第25-28页 |
| ·Explicit Negation in English and Chinese at the Syntactic Level | 第28-39页 |
| ·Sentential Negation and Local Negation | 第28-31页 |
| ·Complete Negation and Partial Negation | 第31-34页 |
| ·Double Negation | 第34-36页 |
| ·Answers to Negative Tag Questions and to Negative Yes-no Questions | 第36-39页 |
| Chapter Three Implicit Negation in English and Chinese | 第39-65页 |
| ·Implicit Negation in English and Chinese at the Lexical Level | 第40-44页 |
| ·Words with Implied Negative Meaning | 第40-42页 |
| ·Phrases with Implied Negative Meaning | 第42页 |
| ·Idioms with Implied Negative Meaning | 第42-44页 |
| ·Implicit Negation in English and Chinese at the Syntactic Level | 第44-65页 |
| ·Sentence Types | 第44-45页 |
| ·Special Sentence Stuctures | 第45-50页 |
| ·Too …to(for) | 第45-46页 |
| ·It is …that(who)…(in proverb) | 第46页 |
| ·Would rather…than | 第46页 |
| ·Comparatives and Superlatives | 第46-48页 |
| ·Subjunctive Mood | 第48-50页 |
| ·Rhetorical Devices and the Similar Pragmatic Aims of Implied Negation in English and Chinese | 第50-65页 |
| ·Rhetorical Devices | 第51-58页 |
| ·Relationship Between Pragmatics and Rhetoric | 第58-59页 |
| ·The Similar Pragmatic Aims of Implied Negation in English and Chinese | 第59-65页 |
| Chapter Four A Pragmatic Analysis of Negation in English and Chinese | 第65-74页 |
| ·Grice's Cooperative Principle | 第66页 |
| ·Leech's Politeness Principle | 第66-68页 |
| ·Chinese Politeness Theory | 第68-69页 |
| ·Violating the CP and Observing the PP | 第69-74页 |
| ·Violating the Maxim of Quality & Observing the PP | 第70-71页 |
| ·Violating the Maxim of Quantity & Observing the PP | 第71-72页 |
| ·Violating the Maxim of Relation & Observing the PP | 第72页 |
| ·Violating the Maxim of Manner & Observing the PP | 第72-74页 |
| Chapter Five Different Priorities to Each Maxim of the CP and the PP in English and Chinese | 第74-83页 |
| ·A Contrastive Study of Choices of the CP and the PP Through Negation | 第75-77页 |
| ·Different Priorities to Pragmatic Maxims in English and Chinese in Some Typical Situations Using Negation | 第77-83页 |
| ·Negation Used in Receiving Compliments | 第78-79页 |
| ·Negation Used in Accepting Thanks | 第79页 |
| ·Negation Used in Accepting Offers | 第79-80页 |
| ·Negation Used in Offering Gifts | 第80-81页 |
| ·Negation Used in Accepting Gifts | 第81页 |
| ·Negation Used in Refusing Requests | 第81-83页 |
| Chapter Six Cultural Influences on English and Chinese Negation | 第83-92页 |
| ·Relationship of Language and Culture | 第83-84页 |
| ·English and Chinese Negation with Their Respective Cultures | 第84-90页 |
| ·Individualism vs. Collectivism | 第85-86页 |
| ·Linear vs. Circular | 第86-88页 |
| ·Self-reliance vs. Dependence | 第88-89页 |
| ·Equality vs. Self-centeredness | 第89-90页 |
| ·Cultural Influences on Structure and Use of Negation in English and Chinese | 第90-92页 |
| Chapter Seven Conclusion | 第92-94页 |
| Bibliography | 第94-98页 |
