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PRAGMATIC ANALYSIS OF CONVERSATIONAL IMPLICATURE IN EMMA By Yang Minghui Under the supervision of Prof. Zhu Yue A thesis Submitted in partial fulfillment of the requirements for the degree of Master of Arts to the School of Foreign Studies Anhui University April, 2009 Acknowledgements I would like to express my sincere gratitude to those who have offered me assistance and help during my thesis writing. My special thanks go to my respected supervisor, Prof. Zhu Yue, who has painstakingly reviewed the manuscript and given me valuable instructions. His insightful comments and suggestions have been extremely helpful in the writing and revision of the thesis. Without his patient and strict academic guidance, the thesis would not have achieved its present shape. My heartfelt thanks also go to all my respectable teachers in the School of Foreign Studies, whose profound knowledge and patient teaching have inspired me in the study of linguistics. They are Prof. Zhou Fangzhu, Prof. Zhang Ming, Prof. Zhu Xiaomei, Dr. Hujian, Dr. Zhang Hongxia, and Dr. Yang Ling. Without their invaluable lectures in the past three years, the thesis would not have been finished smoothly. Last but not least, my thanks also extend to my wife who is always supporting me in the process of thesis writing. i Abstract Emma is another great ironic work of Austen. Its distinctive language and characters have impressed the re