| Acknowledgements | 第5-6页 |
| Abstract | 第6-7页 |
| 摘要 | 第8-10页 |
| Table of Contents | 第10-12页 |
| Chapter 1 Introduction | 第12-18页 |
| 1.1 Research Background | 第12-16页 |
| 1.1.1 An Introduction to C. Y. Lee & The Flower Drum Song | 第12-13页 |
| 1.1.2 Stereotype Images of Chinese Americans before The Flower Drum Song | 第13-16页 |
| 1.2 Research Purpose | 第16页 |
| 1.3 Research Questions | 第16-17页 |
| 1.4 Structure of the Thesis | 第17-18页 |
| Chapter 2 Literature Review | 第18-29页 |
| 2.1 International Studies | 第18-24页 |
| 2.1.1 International Studies on LP & CP | 第18-21页 |
| 2.1.2 International Studies on the Chinese American Literature & The Flower Drum Song | 第21-24页 |
| 2.2 Domestic Studies | 第24-28页 |
| 2.2.1 Domestic Studies on LP& CP | 第24-26页 |
| 2.2.2 Domestic Studies on the Chinese American Literature & The Flower Drum Song | 第26-28页 |
| 2.3 Critical Comments | 第28-29页 |
| Chapter 3 Theoretical Framework | 第29-36页 |
| 3.1 A Brief Introduction to Literary Pragmatics | 第29-30页 |
| 3.2 Conversational Implicature | 第30-31页 |
| 3.3 Cooperative Principle | 第31-36页 |
| 3.3.1 Conversational Maxims in CP | 第32-34页 |
| 3.3.2 Flouting the Maxims of CP | 第34-36页 |
| Chapter 4 Exemplified Analyses of the Chinese Americans’ Positive Images in The Flower Drum Song | 第36-84页 |
| 4.1 Positive Images Generated by Uncooperativeness and Cooperativeness | 第36-81页 |
| 4.1.1 Flouting and Observing the Quantity Maxim in CP | 第36-55页 |
| 4.1.1.1 Male Chinese Americans in The Flower Drum Song | 第37-49页 |
| 4.1.1.2 Female Chinese Americans in The Flower Drum Song | 第49-55页 |
| 4.1.2 Flouting and Observing the Quality Maxim in CP | 第55-63页 |
| 4.1.2.1 Male Chinese Americans in The Flower Drum Song | 第56-61页 |
| 4.1.2.2 Female Chinese Americans in The Flower Drum Song | 第61-63页 |
| 4.1.3 Flouting and Observing the Relation Maxim in CP | 第63-75页 |
| 4.1.3.1 Male Chinese Americans in The Flower Drum Song | 第63-70页 |
| 4.1.3.2 Female Chinese Americans in The Flower Drum Song | 第70-75页 |
| 4.1.4 Flouting and Observing the Manner Maxim in CP | 第75-81页 |
| 4.1.4.1 Male Chinese Americans in The Flower Drum Song | 第75-78页 |
| 4.1.4.2 Female Chinese Americans in The Flower Drum Song | 第78-81页 |
| 4.2 Summary | 第81-84页 |
| 4.2.1 Positive Images of Male Chinese Americans in The Flower Drum Song | 第82页 |
| 4.2.2 Positive Images of Female Chinese Americans in The Flower Drum Song | 第82-84页 |
| Chapter 5 Conclusion | 第84-87页 |
| 5.1 Major Findings | 第84-85页 |
| 5.2 Limitations and Suggestions for the Further Study | 第85-87页 |
| Bibliography | 第87-91页 |
| Publications | 第91页 |
