| 摘要 | 第4-6页 |
| Abstract | 第6-7页 |
| Abbreviations | 第8-11页 |
| Chapter One Introduction | 第11-14页 |
| 1.1 Research Background | 第11页 |
| 1.2 Objectives of the Study | 第11-12页 |
| 1.3 Significance of the Study | 第12页 |
| 1.4 Organization of the Thesis | 第12-14页 |
| Chapter Two Literature Review | 第14-18页 |
| 2.1 The Application of the Gricean theory | 第14页 |
| 2.2 Cross-Cultural Research on the Gricean Theory | 第14-17页 |
| 2.2.1 Studies Abroad | 第15-16页 |
| 2.2.2 Domestic Studies | 第16-17页 |
| 2.3 Summary | 第17-18页 |
| Chapter Three Conversational Implicature | 第18-27页 |
| 3.1 The Definition of Conversational Implicature | 第18-19页 |
| 3.2 The Generation of Conversational Implicature | 第19-23页 |
| 3.2.1 The Cooperative Principle | 第19-21页 |
| 3.2.2 Flouting the Cooperative Principle | 第21-23页 |
| 3.3 Features of Conversational Implicature | 第23-25页 |
| 3.4 Post-Gricean Development | 第25-27页 |
| Chapter Four Methodology | 第27-30页 |
| 4.1 Data | 第27-28页 |
| 4.2 Research Methods | 第28-30页 |
| Chapter Five Contrastive Analysis of Conversational Implicature | 第30-53页 |
| 5.1 Overall Results | 第30-31页 |
| 5.2 Choosing a Worse Player | 第31-39页 |
| 5.2.1 Response from the Chinese Player | 第31-35页 |
| 5.2.2 Response from the American Player | 第35-39页 |
| 5.3 Choosing the Best Player | 第39-43页 |
| 5.3.1 Response from the Chinese Player | 第39-42页 |
| 5.3.2 Response from the American Player | 第42-43页 |
| 5.4 Evaluating Team’s Performance | 第43-45页 |
| 5.4.1 Response from the Chinese Player | 第44页 |
| 5.4.2 Response from the American Player | 第44-45页 |
| 5.5 Evaluating Team Leader’s Performance | 第45-48页 |
| 5.5.1 Response from the Chinese Player | 第45-47页 |
| 5.5.2 Response from the American Player | 第47-48页 |
| 5.6 Commenting on Team Leader’s Shortcoming | 第48-50页 |
| 5.6.1 Response from the Chinese Player | 第48-49页 |
| 5.6.2 Response from the American Player | 第49-50页 |
| 5.7 Summary | 第50-53页 |
| Chapter Six Contrastive Cultural Analysis | 第53-66页 |
| 6.1 Cognition: Holistic vs. Analytic | 第53-56页 |
| 6.2 Value: Individualism vs. Collectivism | 第56-61页 |
| 6.3 Communication Style: High Context vs. Low Context | 第61-65页 |
| 6.4 Summary | 第65-66页 |
| Chapter Seven Conclusion | 第66-70页 |
| 7.1 Major Findings of the Study | 第66-67页 |
| 7.2 Implications of the Study | 第67-68页 |
| 7.3 Limitations of the Study | 第68-69页 |
| 7.4 Suggestions for Further Studies | 第69-70页 |
| References | 第70-76页 |
| 攻读学位期间的研究成果 | 第76-77页 |
| Appendix | 第77-83页 |
| Acknowledgements | 第83-84页 |
