| 摘要 | 第5-6页 |
| ABSTRACT | 第6-7页 |
| Chapter 1 Introduction | 第9-13页 |
| 1.1 Research Background | 第9-10页 |
| 1.2 Significance of the Study | 第10-11页 |
| 1.3 Organization of the Study | 第11-13页 |
| Chapter 2 Literature Review | 第13-20页 |
| 2.1 General Survey of Talk Show | 第13-17页 |
| 2.1.1 Definition and History of Talk Show | 第13-15页 |
| 2.1.2 Elements of Talk Show | 第15-17页 |
| 2.2 Introduction of the David Letterman Show | 第17-18页 |
| 2.3 Previous Studies on the David Letterman Show | 第18-20页 |
| Chapter 3 Three Theoretical Background of Analysis——Conversational Implicature Theory | 第20-33页 |
| 3.1 Grice’s Cooperative Principle | 第20-23页 |
| 3.1.1 Four Conversational Maxims | 第21-23页 |
| 3.2 Conversational Implicature | 第23-27页 |
| 3.2.1 Definition of Conversational Implicature | 第23-24页 |
| 3.2.2 Characteristics of Conversational Implicature | 第24-27页 |
| 3.3 Flouting the Maxims of Cooperative Principle | 第27-31页 |
| 3.3.1 Flouting the Maxim of Quality | 第28-29页 |
| 3.3.2 Flouting the Maxim of Quantity | 第29页 |
| 3.3.3 Flouting the Maxim of Relation | 第29-30页 |
| 3.3.4 Flouting the Maxim of Manner | 第30-31页 |
| 3.4 Influence and Development of Conversational Implicature | 第31-33页 |
| Chapter 4 Case Study of the David Letterman Show——in the Perspective of ConversationalImplicature | 第33-60页 |
| 4.1 Data Analysis | 第33-35页 |
| 4.2 Pragmatic Analysis of Dialogues from Cooperative Principle | 第35-37页 |
| 4.3 Pragmatic Analysis of Dialogues Violating Cooperative Principle | 第37-59页 |
| 4.3.1 Conversational Implicature Produced by Flouting the Quality Maxim | 第37-52页 |
| 4.3.2 Conversational Implicature Produced by Flouting the Quantity Maxim | 第52-56页 |
| 4.3.3 Conversational Implicature Produced by Flouting the Relation Maxim | 第56-57页 |
| 4.3.4 Conversational Implicature Produced by Flouting the Manner Maxim | 第57-59页 |
| 4.4 Summary | 第59-60页 |
| Chapter 5 Conclusion | 第60-62页 |
| 5.1 Summary of This Study | 第60-61页 |
| 5.2 Further Suggestions of the Research | 第61-62页 |
| Acknowledgements | 第62-63页 |
| Bibliography | 第63-67页 |
| 攻硕期间取得的研究成果 | 第67-68页 |
