| 摘要 | 第1-5页 |
| Abstract | 第5-9页 |
| 1 Introduction | 第9-12页 |
| ·The Background to the Study | 第9-10页 |
| ·The Purpose of the Study | 第10页 |
| ·The Organization of the Paper | 第10-12页 |
| 2 A Literature Review of Studying On Utterance Understanding | 第12-15页 |
| ·Semiologists' Code Model of Communication | 第12页 |
| ·Grice's Theory of Conversational Implicature | 第12-13页 |
| ·Austin and Searle's Theory of Speech Acts | 第13-14页 |
| ·D.Wilson's Theory on Communication | 第14页 |
| ·Summary | 第14-15页 |
| 3 The Theoretical Basis of Studying English Reading | 第15-23页 |
| ·Relevance | 第15-16页 |
| ·Cognitive Context | 第16-17页 |
| ·RT's Ostensive-inferential Communication Model | 第17-19页 |
| ·Explicatures and Implicatures | 第19-20页 |
| ·RT and Its Advantages | 第20-21页 |
| ·Summary | 第21-23页 |
| 4 The Applications of RT in English Reading | 第23-36页 |
| ·Different Reading Models and Theories | 第23-26页 |
| ·The Nature of Reading Based on Relevance Theory | 第26-28页 |
| ·The Roles of Relevance Theory in English Reading | 第28-35页 |
| ·Context and Reading Comprehension | 第29-30页 |
| ·Explicatures and Implicatures in Reading Comprehension | 第30-32页 |
| ·Understanding the Writer's Intention Behind Ostension | 第32-34页 |
| ·Discourse Markers in Reading Comprehension | 第34-35页 |
| ·Summary | 第35-36页 |
| 5 A Survey Study On RT in English Reading | 第36-43页 |
| ·Hypotheses and Purpose of the Study | 第36页 |
| ·Subjects | 第36页 |
| ·Instruments | 第36-37页 |
| ·Procedure | 第37页 |
| ·Data Analysis and the Results of the Study | 第37-42页 |
| ·Data Analysis on Pretest and Posttest | 第37-39页 |
| ·Data Analysis on Questionnaire | 第39-42页 |
| ·Summary | 第42-43页 |
| 6 Pedagogical Implications for Teaching English Reading | 第43-56页 |
| ·Current situations in English Reading Class | 第43-45页 |
| ·Suggestions for English Learning at Different Reading Stages | 第45-49页 |
| ·Strategies for Teaching College English Reading | 第49-54页 |
| ·Summary | 第54-56页 |
| Conclusions | 第56-58页 |
| Notes | 第58-60页 |
| Bibliography | 第60-62页 |
| Appendix Ⅰ Pre-test | 第62-74页 |
| Appendix Ⅱ Post-test | 第74-86页 |
| Appendix Ⅲ Questionnaire | 第86-88页 |
| Publications during M.A Study | 第88-89页 |
| Acknowledgements | 第89-90页 |
