| Acknowledgements | 第1-5页 |
| Abstract | 第5-7页 |
| 摘要 | 第7-9页 |
| Contents | 第9-11页 |
| Chapter One Introduction | 第11-15页 |
| ·General Introduction of the Study | 第11-12页 |
| ·Purpose and Significance of the Study | 第12-13页 |
| ·Methodology and Data Collection | 第13页 |
| ·Organization of the Thesis | 第13-15页 |
| Chapter Two Literature Review | 第15-33页 |
| ·Relevant Studies Abroad | 第15-25页 |
| ·Relevant Studies Abroad on Misunderstanding | 第15-24页 |
| ·Relevant Studies Abroad on Talk Shows | 第24-25页 |
| ·Relevant Studies at Home | 第25-31页 |
| ·Relevant Studies at Home on Misunderstanding | 第25-30页 |
| ·Relevant Studies at Home on Talk Shows | 第30-31页 |
| ·Summary | 第31-33页 |
| Chapter Three Theoretical Framework | 第33-42页 |
| ·Previous Communication Theories | 第33-37页 |
| ·The Code Model | 第33-35页 |
| ·The Gricean Model | 第35-36页 |
| ·Comments on the Two Communication Theories | 第36-37页 |
| ·Relevance Theory | 第37-41页 |
| ·Principles of Relevance | 第38-39页 |
| ·Optimal Relevance | 第39-40页 |
| ·Ostensive-inferential Communication | 第40-41页 |
| ·Summary | 第41-42页 |
| Chapter Four Relevance Theory and Misunderstandings in TV Talk Shows | 第42-68页 |
| ·Relevance-theoretic Account of Misunderstandings | 第42-43页 |
| ·Four Types of Misunderstandings in TV Talk Shows | 第43-59页 |
| ·Misunderstandings of Speaker's Wrong Presupposition | 第44-48页 |
| ·Misunderstandings of Speaker's Unintended Implication | 第48-54页 |
| ·Misunderstandings of Hearer's Wrong Context Construction | 第54-57页 |
| ·Misunderstandings of Hearer's Unintended Misperception of the Stimulus | 第57-59页 |
| ·The Procedures of Misunderstandings in TV Talk Shows | 第59-66页 |
| ·The Occurrence of Misunderstandings | 第60-62页 |
| ·The Repairs of Misunderstandings | 第62-63页 |
| ·The Effects of Misunderstandings | 第63-66页 |
| ·Summary | 第66-68页 |
| Chapter Five Conclusion | 第68-71页 |
| ·Major Findings of This Study | 第68-69页 |
| ·Limitations of the Present Research | 第69页 |
| ·Suggestions for Further Research | 第69-71页 |
| Works Cited | 第71-77页 |
| Publications | 第77页 |
