声明
Contents
Abstract
摘要
List of Figures
Chapter One Introduction
1．1 Background of the Study
1．2 Objective of the Study
1．3 Significance of the Study
1．4 Organization of this Thesis
Chapter Two Literature Review
2．1 Looseness Deftned
2．2 Previous Studies of Looseness of Language Use
2．2．1 Studies of the Logical Approach
2．2．2 Studies of the Semantic Approach
2．2．3 Studies of Grice’s Theory of Conversational Implicature
2．2．4 Studies of the Post-Grieean Approaches
2．3 Evaluation of the Previous Studies and Research Gap
Chapter Three Theoretical Foundation
3．1 Lexical Pragmatics
3．1．1 Introduction to Lexical Pragmatics
3．1．2 Four Characteristics of Lexieal Pragmatics
3．1．3 Word Meaning and Prototype Theory
3．1．4 Pragmatic Enrichment
3．2 Pragmatic Enrichment and Relevance Theory
3．2．1 Relevance Theory
3．2．2 Pragmatic Enrichment from the Perspective of Relevance Theory
Chapter Four Methodology
4．1 Research Questions
4．2 Data Description
4．3 Selection Criteria
4．4 Data Colleetion
4．5 Data Analysis
Chapter Five Analysis and Discussion of Pragmatic Enrichment of Loose Use of Words in Modern Family
5．1 Loose Use of Words in Modern Family
5．2 Pragmatic Enrichment of Loose Use of Words
5．2．1 Pragmatic Narrowing of Loose Use of Words in Modern Family
5．2．2 Pragmatic Broadening of Loose Use of Words in Modern Family
5．3 Interpretation of the Process of Pragmatic Enrichment of Loose Use of Words
5．3．1 Process of Pragmatic Narrowing of Loose Use of Words
5．3．2 Process of Pragmatic Broadening of Loose Use of Words
5．4 Interpretation of Pragmatic Enrichment
5．4．1 Interpretation from the Speaker’s Perspective
5．4．2 Interpretation from the Hearer’s Perspective
Chapter Six Conclusion
6．1 Major Findings of the Study
6．2 Implications and the Study
6．3 Limitations of the Study
6．4 Suggestions for Further Study
References
Appendix
Acknowledgments
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