摘要

本文运用语用预设理论对阿加莎·克里斯蒂的《东方快车谋杀案》中侦探的推理判断过程从指称预设、背景预设、语境预设和对象预设这四方面进行分析。语用预设是侦探从与叙述者交际的话语中获得解决案情的重要线索与转折。侦探小说中语用预设的分析不仅能够帮助读者揭示出隐藏信息，还能让读者顺着小说推理的思路更好地融入其中，使其身临其境。

关键词：语用预设；推理语言；《东方快车谋杀案》    

Contents

1.Introduction 1

2. Literature Review and Theoretical Framework 1

2.1 Overview of Pragmatic Presupposition 

2.1.1 Definition of Pragmatic Presupposition 

2.1.2 Characteristics of Pragmatic Presupposition 

2.2 Previous Studies on Pragmatic Presupposition

2.2.1 Foreign Studies on Pragmatic Presupposition

2.2.2 Domestic Studies on Pragmatic Presupposition

3. Analysis of Pragmatic Presupposition in Murder on the Orient Express 5

3.1 Personal Presupposition

3.1.1 Introduction to Personal Presupposition

3.1.2 Discourse Analysis of Personal Presupposition

3.2 Background Presupposition

3.2.1 Introduction to Background Presupposition

3.2.2 Discourse Analysis of Background Presupposition 

3.3 Context Presupposition

3.3.1 Introduction to Context Presupposition

3.3.2 Discourse Analysis of Context Presupposition 

3.4 Addressee Presupposition

3.4.1 Introduction to Addressee Presupposition

3.4.2 Discourse Analysis of Addressee Presupposition 

4. Conclusion 10

Bibliography 11

Acknowledgements 12