关联理论是关于认知交际的理论,但由于其理论的模糊与概括,极少被用来从微观层面解析小说中人物言语交际。本文首先简要介绍了关联理论,接着从关联理论范畴的认知环境、意图和语体三个方面分析了《喜福会》中人物言语交际冲突,继而概括出人物间言语交际失败的主要原因。 Relevance theory is a theory about cognitive communication. However, because of its vagueness and generalization of theory, it is seldom used to analyze characters’ verbal communication in the novel from a micro perspective. This article first briefly introduces the theory of relevance, and then analyzes the communicative conflicts of characters in The Joy Luck Club from the cognitive environment, intention and style of relevance theory, and then summarizes the main reasons for the failure of communicative communication between characters.