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Acknowledgements
Chapter One Introduction
1.1 Motivation and Objectives
1.2 Research Scope and Methodology
1.3 Data Collection
1.4 Organization of the Thesis
Chapter Two Literature Review
2.1 Introduction
2.2 Deborah Schiffrin and Coherence-based Approach
2.3 Bruce Fraser and Grammatical-pragmatic Approach
2.4 Daniel Blakemore and RT-principled Research
2.4.1 The Conceptual/Procedural Distinction and DMs
2.4.2 Meanings of DMs
2.5 Summary
Chapter Three Theoretical Foundation
3.1 Discourse as Communication and its Meaning
3.1.1 Two Basic Interpreting Models of Communication
3.1.2 Two Layers of Meanings in Discourse
3.2 The Communication in the Scope of Cognition
3.3 The Comprehension Procedure in the Frame of RT
3.4 The Hypothesis of DMs in Discourse Interpretation
Chapter Four The Functions and Motivation of DMs
4.1 DMs and Meaning Construal
4.1.1 DMs and Explicatures
4.1.2 DMs and Implicatures
4.2 The Functions of DMs in the Ostensive-inferential Process
4.2.1 DMs and Contextual Effects
4.2.2 DMs and Ostension
4.2.3 DMs and Inference
4.3 The Functions of DMs in Discourse Interpretation
4.3.1 The Macro-description of the Ostensive-inferential Process
4.3.2 The Flow Chart of Discourse Interpretation Based on RT and the Functions of DMs
4.4 A Case Study of Contrastive Coherence Relations and CDMs
4.4.1 The Motivation of Adopting CDMs
4.4.2 The Case Study of Interpreting Antithesis and Concession
4.5 Summary
Chapter Five Conclusion
5.1 Findings and Implications of the Present Study
5.2 Limitations and Suggestions for Further Study
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