| 内容提要 | 第1-5页 |
| Synopsis | 第5-9页 |
| Chapter One Introduction | 第9-12页 |
| ·Objectives and Significance | 第9-11页 |
| ·The Organization of the Dissertation | 第11-12页 |
| Chapter Two Literature Review | 第12-24页 |
| ·Nonliteralness | 第12-14页 |
| ·Previous Studies of Nonliteralness Abroad | 第14-21页 |
| ·Previous Studies of Nonliteralness at Home | 第21-22页 |
| ·Critical Comment on Studies of Nonliteralness | 第22-24页 |
| Chapter Three Theoretical Framework | 第24-37页 |
| ·Lexical Pragmatics | 第24-30页 |
| ·Lexical Meaning and Prototype | 第25-27页 |
| ·Blutner’s Radical Underspecification View | 第27-28页 |
| ·Pragmatic Enrichment | 第28-30页 |
| ·Pragmatic Enrichment and Relevance Theory | 第30-37页 |
| ·Relevance Theory | 第30-35页 |
| ·Pragmatic Enrichment from the Perspective of Relevance Theory | 第35-37页 |
| Chapter Four Methodology | 第37-39页 |
| ·Research Questions | 第37页 |
| ·Data Collection | 第37-38页 |
| ·Data Analysis | 第38-39页 |
| Chapter Five Pragmatic Enrichment of Nonliteralness in The Big Bang Theory | 第39-62页 |
| ·Nonliteral Use of Words in The Big Bang Theory | 第39-42页 |
| ·Pragmatic Enrichment of Nonliteral Use of Words in The Big Bang Theory | 第42-53页 |
| ·Pragmatic Narrowing of Nonliteral Words | 第42-47页 |
| ·Pragmatic Broadening of Nonliteral Words | 第47-53页 |
| ·Exploration of the Process of Pragmatic Enrichment | 第53-58页 |
| ·The Process of Pragmatic Narrowing | 第53-55页 |
| ·The Process of Pragmatic Broadening | 第55-58页 |
| ·Interpretation of Pragmatic Enrichment | 第58-62页 |
| ·Interpretation of Pragmatic Enrichment from the Speakers’ Perspective | 第58-59页 |
| ·Interpretation of Pragmatic Enrichment from the Hearers’ Perspective | 第59-62页 |
| Chapter Six Conclusion | 第62-64页 |
| ·Major Findings | 第62-63页 |
| ·Limitations and Future Suggestions | 第63-64页 |
| References | 第64-70页 |
| 摘要 | 第70-73页 |
| Abstract | 第73-77页 |
| Acknowledgements | 第77页 |
