| Acknowledgements | 第1-5页 |
| 摘要 | 第5-6页 |
| Abstract | 第6-9页 |
| Chapter One Introduction | 第9-14页 |
| ·Executive Summary | 第9-11页 |
| ·Significance and Implications of the Present Study | 第11-12页 |
| ·Research Methodology and Data Sources | 第12-14页 |
| Chapter Two Literature Review | 第14-33页 |
| ·Existent Studies on the Model of Communication | 第15-31页 |
| ·A General Review of Code Model | 第15-18页 |
| ·An Overall Picture of Conversational Implicature Theory | 第18-22页 |
| ·A Brief Introduction to Relevance Theory | 第22-26页 |
| ·A Critical Review of the Theory of Adaptation | 第26-31页 |
| ·Unsolved Problems in the Existent Studies | 第31-33页 |
| Chapter Three Relevance-Adaptation Model---the Basis of this Research | 第33-50页 |
| ·Problems Related with the Context in Studies | 第34-37页 |
| ·The Notion of "Context" under Relevance-Adaptation Model | 第37-39页 |
| ·The Framework of Relevance-Adaptation Theory | 第39-50页 |
| Chapter Four Analysis of International Business Negotiations under the Adaptation-Relevance Model | 第50-73页 |
| ·A Brief Survey of International Business Negotiation (IBN) | 第50-53页 |
| ·Defining International Business Negotiation | 第50-51页 |
| ·Features of Business Negotiation | 第51-52页 |
| ·Targets of Business Negotiation | 第52-53页 |
| ·Detailed Analysis of IBN by Applying Relevance-Adaptation Model | 第53-69页 |
| ·Contextual Dynamics in IBN | 第53-58页 |
| ·Inter-adaptation between Linguistic Components and Contextual Correlates | 第58-64页 |
| ·The Dynamic Process of Meaning Production | 第64-69页 |
| ·Conclusive Remarks on Previous Analysis | 第69-73页 |
| Chapter Five Conclusion | 第73-77页 |
| ·Enlightenment for Theoretical and Empirical Approach | 第73-75页 |
| ·Limitations of the Present Study and Suggestions | 第75-77页 |
| Bibliography | 第77-80页 |
