| Acknowledgement | 第1-4页 |
| Abstracts | 第4-8页 |
| Chapter 1 Introduction | 第8-14页 |
| ·Research Purpose | 第10-11页 |
| ·Research Methodology | 第11-12页 |
| ·Research Project | 第12-14页 |
| Chapter 2 Review of Relevant Literature | 第14-23页 |
| ·Overseas Situation of the Study of Speech Act Theory and Speech Act Verbs | 第14-19页 |
| ·Research Situation in China | 第19-22页 |
| ·Problems with the Existing Study | 第22-23页 |
| Chapter 3 The INFORM Group of English Speech Act Verbs | 第23-31页 |
| ·Speech Act Verbs and Their Classification | 第23-25页 |
| ·The INFORM Group | 第25-31页 |
| Chapter 4 Grammatical Features of Verbs in the Group | 第31-41页 |
| ·Common Grammatical Features of English Speech Act Verbs | 第31-33页 |
| ·The Subject "I" | 第33-37页 |
| ·The Object "You" | 第37-39页 |
| ·THAT Clause | 第39-41页 |
| Chapter 5 Semantic Features of Verbs in the Group | 第41-54页 |
| ·The Semantic Components | 第41-44页 |
| ·The Illocutionary Force | 第44-46页 |
| ·The Adverbs near the Verbs | 第46-54页 |
| Chapter 6 Pragmatic Use of Verbs in the Group | 第54-62页 |
| ·The Intention and Attitude of the Speaker | 第54-57页 |
| ·The Special Role of the Speaker | 第57-59页 |
| ·The Interpretation of the Addressee | 第59-60页 |
| ·The Verbs in Different Registers | 第60-62页 |
| Chapter 7 Conclusion and Suggestions | 第62-66页 |
| ·Major Findings | 第62-64页 |
| ·Suggestions for Lexicon Teaching and Learning | 第64-66页 |
| Bibliography | 第66-67页 |
