| 中文摘要 | 第3-5页 |
| ABSTRACT | 第5-7页 |
| CHAPTER ONE Introduction | 第10-14页 |
| 1.1 Background of the study | 第10-11页 |
| 1.2 Research methodology and data collection | 第11-12页 |
| 1.3 Significance of the study | 第12-13页 |
| 1.4 Organization of the thesis | 第13-14页 |
| CHAPTER TWO Literature Review | 第14-21页 |
| 2.1 Introduction on conversational implicature | 第14页 |
| 2.2 Previous development on conversational implicature abroad | 第14-16页 |
| 2.3 An elaboration on situation comedy The Big Bang Theory | 第16-21页 |
| 2.3.1 Introduction on situation comedy | 第16-18页 |
| 2.3.2 Introduction on The Big Bang Theory | 第18-21页 |
| CHAPTER THREE Theoretical Framework | 第21-30页 |
| 3.1 Cooperative Principle | 第21-23页 |
| 3.2 Observance of the Cooperative Principle | 第23-25页 |
| 3.2.1 Observance of the maxim of quality | 第24页 |
| 3.2.2 Observance of the maxim of quantity | 第24页 |
| 3.2.3 Observance of the maxim of relation | 第24-25页 |
| 3.2.4 Observance of the maxim of manner | 第25页 |
| 3.3 Nonobservance of the Cooperative Principle | 第25-30页 |
| 3.3.1 Violation of the maxim of quantity | 第26页 |
| 3.3.2 Violation of the maxim of quality | 第26-27页 |
| 3.3.3 Violation of the maxim of relation | 第27-28页 |
| 3.3.4 Violation of the maxim of manner | 第28-30页 |
| CHAPTER FOUR Analysis of conversational implicature from the perspective ofCooperative Principle | 第30-53页 |
| 4.1 Conversational implicature generated by observing the maxims | 第30-34页 |
| 4.1.1 Conversational implicature generated by observing the maxim of quantity | 第30-31页 |
| 4.1.2 Conversational implicature generated by observing the maxim of quality | 第31-32页 |
| 4.1.3 Conversational implicature generated by observing the maxim of relation | 第32-34页 |
| 4.1.4 Conversational implicature generated by observing the maxim of manner | 第34页 |
| 4.2 Conversational implicature generated by flouting the maxims | 第34-51页 |
| 4.2.1 Conversational implicature generated by flouting the maxim of quantity | 第35-37页 |
| 4.2.2 Conversational Implicature generated by flouting the maxim of quality | 第37-45页 |
| 4.2.3 Conversational Implicature generated by flouting the maxim of relation | 第45-47页 |
| 4.2.4 Conversational Implicature generated by flouting the maxim of manner | 第47-51页 |
| 4.3 Summary | 第51-53页 |
| CHAPTER FIVE Conclusion | 第53-56页 |
| 5.1 Major findings of the present study | 第53-54页 |
| 5.2 Limitations of the thesis | 第54-55页 |
| 5.3 Suggestions for further research | 第55-56页 |
| References | 第56-58页 |
| Acknowledgements | 第58页 |
