| Abstract | 第1-6页 |
| 中文摘要 | 第6-9页 |
| Chapter 1 Introduction | 第9-20页 |
| ·Orientation | 第9-10页 |
| ·Rationale | 第10-14页 |
| ·Theoretical Basis | 第10-13页 |
| ·Research Significance | 第13-14页 |
| ·Theoretical Framework of the Research | 第14-17页 |
| ·Research Method | 第17页 |
| ·Source of Data | 第17-18页 |
| ·Structure of the Thesis | 第18-20页 |
| Chapter 2 Literature Review | 第20-34页 |
| ·Various Definitions of Ambiguity | 第20-21页 |
| ·Research Abroad | 第21-24页 |
| ·Domestic Approach | 第24-33页 |
| ·Early Study of Ambiguity | 第24-25页 |
| ·Recent Study of Pragmatic Ambiguity Guided by Cognitive Linguistics | 第25-32页 |
| ·Context and Pragmatic Ambiguity | 第32-33页 |
| ·Summary | 第33-34页 |
| Chapter 3 Theoretical Framework | 第34-46页 |
| ·Reasons for Selecting Relevance Theory as Theoretical Framework | 第34-35页 |
| ·Relevance Theory | 第35-45页 |
| ·Brief Understanding of Relevance Theory | 第35页 |
| ·Cognitive Context | 第35-39页 |
| ·Notion of Cognitive Context | 第35-36页 |
| ·Features of Cognitive Context | 第36-37页 |
| ·Choice and Complement of Context | 第37-39页 |
| ·Pragmatic Inference | 第39-45页 |
| ·The Code Model | 第39-40页 |
| ·The Inferential Model | 第40-41页 |
| ·The Ostensive-inference Model | 第41-45页 |
| ·Construction of Theoretical Framework for This Research | 第45-46页 |
| Chapter 4 The Cognitive Mechanism of Pragmatic Ambiguity | 第46-64页 |
| ·A Test among Freshmen of Huarui College | 第46-48页 |
| ·The Delimitation of Intentional Ambiguity | 第48-52页 |
| ·What is Pragmatic Ambiguity | 第48-49页 |
| ·Definition of Intentional Ambiguity | 第49页 |
| ·Intentional Ambiguity vs. Unintentional Ambiguity | 第49-50页 |
| ·Intentional Ambiguity vs. Pun and Language Implicature | 第50-52页 |
| ·The Cognitive Mechanism of Intentional Ambiguity | 第52-58页 |
| ·Applications of Intentional Ambiguity Based on the Cognitive Mechanism | 第58-64页 |
| Chapter 5 Conclusion | 第64-70页 |
| ·Conclusion | 第64-66页 |
| ·Findings | 第66-68页 |
| ·Limitations of This Study and Suggestions for Further Studies | 第68-70页 |
| Acknowledgements | 第70-71页 |
| Bibliography | 第71-74页 |
| List of Academic Accomplishment Related to the M.A.Dissertation during Schooldays | 第74页 |
