《语用学理论及其应用》阐释了语用学研究的主要理论，包括：语用学研究范畴、指示语、会话含义、关联理论、言语行为、认知语用学以及其他跨学科语用研究等。本书可作为语用学、二语习得等方向在读研究生的辅助教材，亦可作为大学外语教师和教学研究人员的入门读本和参考书。

Preface
前言
1 An Introduction to Pragmatic Study
1.1 The Development of Pragmatics
1.2 The Use of Pragmatics
1.3 Pragmatics Study in China Today
1.4 International Pragmatics Study Today
1.5 The Significance of Pragmatics
Supplementary Reading
2 The Scope of Pragmatics
2.1 Definitions of Pragmatics
2.2 Comparison Between Semantics and Pragmatics
2.3 The Scope of Studies in Pragmatics
2.4 The Difference That Makes a Difference
2.5 Criticism of Pragmatics
Supplementary Reading
3 Deixis
3.1 Definition of Deixis
3.2 Categories of Deixis
3.3 Traditional Categories
3.4 Approaches to the Study of Deixis
Supplementary Reading
4 Conversational Implicature
4.1 Introduction of Conversational Implicature
4.2 Grice's Theory oflmplicature
4.3 Category of Implicature
4.4 Features of Implicatures
Supplementary Reading
5 Relevance Theory
5.1 A Brief Introduction of Relevance Theory
5.2 Relevance and Cognition
5.3 Relevance and Cross-cultural Communication
Supplementary Reading
6 Presupposition
6.1 Philosophical Study of Presupposition
6.2 Semantic Presupposition
6.3 Pragmatic Presupposition
6.4 The Problematic Properties
Supplementary Reading
7 Speech Act Theory
7.1 Introduction
7.2 Austin's Theory of Speech Acts
7.3 Searle's Theory of Speech Acts
7.4 Politeness Principle
7.5 Speech Acts Across-cultures
Supplementary Reading
8 Interdisciplinary Pragmatics
8.1 Cognitive Approach to Pragmatics
8.2 Cross-cultural Pragmatics
8.3 Social Pragmatics
8.4 Pragmatics in Practice
Supplmentary Reading
Bibliography