| 摘要 | 第1-4页 |
| Abstract | 第4-5页 |
| Acknowledgements | 第5-8页 |
| 1.An introduction to causative verbs | 第8-23页 |
| ·Definition of causative verbs | 第8页 |
| ·Researches on causative verbs | 第8-23页 |
| ·Categorization of causative verbs | 第9-12页 |
| ·Semantic studies of causative verbs | 第12-14页 |
| ·Syntactic studies of causative verbs | 第14-19页 |
| ·Comparative analysis of English and Chinese causative construction | 第19-23页 |
| ·From the aspect of lexis | 第20-21页 |
| ·From the aspect of syntax | 第21-22页 |
| ·The effects on second language acquisition | 第22-23页 |
| 2.Pragmatic analysis of causative verbs | 第23-55页 |
| ·Conditions for speech acts and conditions for the use of causative verbs | 第23-33页 |
| ·Causative verbs can be used to form performatives | 第24-26页 |
| ·The application of the theory of illocutionary acts into causative verbs | 第26-28页 |
| ·The use of causative verbs to perform the speech act according to Searle's development of the speech acts theory | 第28-33页 |
| ·Classification of causative verbs according to Searle's categorization of illocutionary acts | 第33-41页 |
| ·Austin's classification | 第34-36页 |
| ·Searle's revision | 第36-41页 |
| ·Why do people use indirectness instead of direct causative verbs? | 第41-49页 |
| ·Intentional indirectness | 第42页 |
| ·The cost and the risk of indirectness | 第42-43页 |
| ·Assumption of rationality | 第43-44页 |
| ·The principle of expressibility | 第44页 |
| ·How do we know how indirect to be? | 第44-49页 |
| ·Power | 第45页 |
| ·Social distance | 第45-46页 |
| ·Size of imposition | 第46页 |
| ·Rights and obligations | 第46-47页 |
| ·Why do people use indirectness instead of direct causative verbs? | 第47-49页 |
| ·Principles of politeness and the use of causative verbs | 第49-55页 |
| ·Politeness and illocutionary function | 第50-51页 |
| ·The rules of politeness principles | 第51-55页 |
| 3.The conclusion and the weakness of this paper | 第55-56页 |
| Bibliography | 第56页 |
