| Abstract | 第7-8页 |
| 摘要 | 第9-10页 |
| List of Tables and Figures | 第10-11页 |
| List of Abbreviations | 第11-12页 |
| Chapter 1 Introduction | 第12-15页 |
| 1.1 Research Background | 第12-13页 |
| 1.2 Research Aims | 第13页 |
| 1.3 Significance of the Study | 第13-14页 |
| 1.4 The Structure of the Thesis | 第14-15页 |
| Chapter 2 Definition of Terms | 第15-22页 |
| 2.1 Anaphora | 第15-16页 |
| 2.2 Indirect Anaphora | 第16-17页 |
| 2.3 The Difference Between Indirect Anaphora and Deixis | 第17-18页 |
| 2.4 Definite Indirect Anaphora | 第18页 |
| 2.5 The Nature of Definiteness | 第18-20页 |
| 2.6 Stereotypical and Non-stereotypical Relations | 第20-22页 |
| Chapter 3 Literature Review | 第22-33页 |
| 3.1 General View on the Studies of Anaphora | 第22-23页 |
| 3.2 Studies of Indirect Anaphora Abroad | 第23-28页 |
| 3.2.1 The “Given and New Contract” | 第23-24页 |
| 3.2.2 Hawkins’Four Appropriateness Conditions | 第24-25页 |
| 3.2.3 Coherence-based Account | 第25-26页 |
| 3.2.4 Scenario-based Model | 第26-27页 |
| 3.2.5 The Topic/Focus Model | 第27页 |
| 3.2.6 Relevance-theoretic Model | 第27-28页 |
| 3.3 Studies of Indirect Anaphora at Home | 第28-31页 |
| 3.4 The Current Developments of Indirect Anaphora | 第31-33页 |
| Chapter 4 The Theoretical Framework and the Proposed Resolution Procedure for DIA | 第33-50页 |
| 4.1 Relevance Theory | 第33-38页 |
| 4.1.1 Relevance and Two Principles of Relevance Theory | 第33-36页 |
| 4.1.2 The Cognitive Context | 第36-38页 |
| 4.2 The Relevance-theoretic Model | 第38-40页 |
| 4.3 A Proposed General Resolution Procedure for Definite Indirect Anaphora | 第40-48页 |
| 4.4 The Searching Scope of DIA Resolution | 第48-49页 |
| 4.5 Summary | 第49-50页 |
| Chapter 5 Data Collection and Analyses | 第50-66页 |
| 5.1 Research Questions | 第50页 |
| 5.2 Research Methods | 第50页 |
| 5.3 Data Collection | 第50-52页 |
| 5.4 Research Procedure | 第52-62页 |
| 5.4.1 The Indirect Anaphor’s Forms | 第52-53页 |
| 5.4.2 Stereotypical and Non-stereotypical Relations | 第53-55页 |
| 5.4.3 Semantic Relations Between AT and IA | 第55-59页 |
| 5.4.4 The Antecedent Trigger’s Forms | 第59-60页 |
| 5.4.5 The Textual Distances Between AT and IA | 第60-62页 |
| 5.5 Other Characteristics of DIA Instances | 第62-64页 |
| 5.6 Summary | 第64-66页 |
| Chapter 6 The Resolution Procedure in Application: DIA in English Narratives | 第66-85页 |
| 6.1 The Role of Topic | 第66-67页 |
| 6.2 Stereotypical and Non-stereotypical Relations Revisited | 第67-68页 |
| 6.3 Stereotype-driven Resolution | 第68-76页 |
| 6.3.1 The First Resolution Principle | 第68-72页 |
| 6.3.2 The Second Resolution Principle | 第72-75页 |
| 6.3.3 The Third Resolution Principle | 第75-76页 |
| 6.4 Non-stereotype-driven Resolution | 第76-84页 |
| 6.4.1 The Non-stereotypical Information | 第76-78页 |
| 6.4.2 Antecedent Trigger in Non-stereotypical Relation | 第78-80页 |
| 6.4.3 Non-stereotype-driven and Stereotype-driven Procedure | 第80-82页 |
| 6.4.4 Non-stereotype-driven Procedure | 第82-84页 |
| 6.5 Summary | 第84-85页 |
| Chapter 7 Conclusion | 第85-88页 |
| 7.1 Conclusion | 第85-87页 |
| 7.2 Suggestions for Further Study | 第87页 |
| 7.3 Limitations | 第87-88页 |
| References | 第88-94页 |
| Appendix: 50 Short Stories Selected for the Present Research | 第94-96页 |
| Acknowledgements | 第96页 |
