| Acknowledgements | 第1-4页 |
| Abstract in Chinese | 第4-6页 |
| Abstract in English | 第6-8页 |
| Introduction | 第8-9页 |
| Chapter One A Brief Account of the Cooperative Principle | 第9-14页 |
| 1．1 Philosophical Background | 第9页 |
| 1．2 Notion of the Cooperative Principle | 第9-10页 |
| 1．3 Specifications of the Cooperative Principle-Conversational Maxims | 第10-11页 |
| 1．4 The Cooperative Principle and the Conversational Implicature | 第11-12页 |
| 1．5 Significance of the Cooperative Principle | 第12-14页 |
| Chapter Two The Research of the Cooperative Principle in China: Achievements | 第14-21页 |
| 2．1 Theoretical Introduction | 第14页 |
| 2．2 Theoretical Research | 第14-16页 |
| 2．2．1 Critiques | 第14-15页 |
| 2．2．2 Modification | 第15页 |
| 2．2．3 Comparative Studies | 第15-16页 |
| 2．3 Application | 第16-19页 |
| 2．3．1 The Cooperative Principle and Translation | 第16-17页 |
| 2．3．2 The Cooperative Principle and Comic Dialogue | 第17页 |
| 2．3．3 The Cooperative Principle and Humor | 第17-18页 |
| 2．3．4 The Cooperative Principle and Advertisements | 第18页 |
| 2．3．5 The Cooperative Principle and Literary Texts | 第18页 |
| 2．3．6 The Cooperative Principle and Business Letter Writing | 第18-19页 |
| 2．3．7 The Cooperative Principle and Foreign Language Teaching | 第19页 |
| 2．4 Characteristics of the Researches | 第19-20页 |
| 2．5 Suggestions for Further Researches | 第20-21页 |
| Chapter Three The Research of the Cooperative Principle in China: Problems | 第21-30页 |
| 3．1 Specific Problems | 第21-27页 |
| 3．1．1 Neglecting Philosophical Elements of the Cooperative Principle | 第21-23页 |
| 3．1．2 Missing the Content of the General Cooperative Principle | 第23-25页 |
| 3．1．3 Confusing the Notion of 'Principle' with that of 'Maxim' | 第25-27页 |
| 3．2 General Problems | 第27-29页 |
| 3．2．1 Weakness in Theory Construction | 第27-28页 |
| 3．2．2 Lack of Originality | 第28页 |
| 3．2．3 Simplicity in Research Method | 第28-29页 |
| 3．3 Summary | 第29-30页 |
| Chapter Four The Research of the Cooperative Principle in China: Reflections | 第30-33页 |
| 4．1 Necessity of Reading the Original | 第30页 |
| 4．2 Importance of Combining Western Theories with Chinese Linguistic Facts | 第30-31页 |
| 4．3 Urgency of Training Critical Thinking | 第31-33页 |
| Chapter Five Conclusion | 第33-34页 |
| Bibliography | 第34-36页 |
