| 摘要 | 第1-5页 |
| Abstract | 第5-9页 |
| Chapter 1 Introduction | 第9-14页 |
| ·Research Orientation | 第9-10页 |
| ·Purpose and Significance | 第10-12页 |
| ·Methodology | 第12-13页 |
| ·Organization of the Thesis | 第13-14页 |
| Chapter 2 Literature Review | 第14-32页 |
| ·Speech Act Theory | 第14-16页 |
| ·Studies on Question | 第16-22页 |
| ·Definitions of Question | 第16-17页 |
| ·Classification of Question | 第17-22页 |
| ·Definition of Questioning | 第22-24页 |
| ·The Previous Research on Questioning | 第24-28页 |
| ·The Social Linguistic Approach | 第25-26页 |
| ·The Psycholinguistic Approach | 第26-27页 |
| ·The Pragmatic Approach | 第27-28页 |
| ·Research on Institutional Talk and TV Interviews | 第28-30页 |
| ·Summary | 第30-32页 |
| Chapter 3 Description of the Framework | 第32-39页 |
| ·Verschueren’s Linguistic Adaptation Theory | 第32-37页 |
| ·Language Use as Continuous Linguistic Choices | 第32-33页 |
| ·Three Properties of Language | 第33-35页 |
| ·Four Angles of Adaptability | 第35-37页 |
| ·Definition of Questioning in the Present Study | 第37-38页 |
| ·Summary | 第38-39页 |
| Chapter 4 Methodology | 第39-42页 |
| ·Research Methodology of the Present Study | 第39页 |
| ·Data Collection | 第39-41页 |
| ·Summary | 第41-42页 |
| Chapter 5 Analysis | 第42-64页 |
| ·Questioning in Interview Programs as Adaptation to the Physical World | 第42-47页 |
| ·Adaptation to Time | 第43-45页 |
| ·Adaptation to Space | 第45-47页 |
| ·Questioning in Interview Programs as Adaptation to the Social World | 第47-55页 |
| ·Adaptation to the Attitude towards the Elderly | 第48-50页 |
| ·Adaptation to the Guest’s Social Status | 第50-52页 |
| ·Adaptation to the Guest’s Privacy | 第52-55页 |
| ·Questioning in Interview Programs as Adaptation to the Psychological World | 第55-62页 |
| ·Questioning as Mitigation Strategy | 第55-57页 |
| ·Questioning as Humor-Creating Strategy | 第57-59页 |
| ·Questioning as Knowledge-Remedy Strategy | 第59-60页 |
| ·Questioning as Compliment Strategy | 第60-62页 |
| ·Summary | 第62-64页 |
| Chapter 6 Conclusion | 第64-66页 |
| ·Major Findings | 第64-65页 |
| ·Limitation of the Present Study | 第65页 |
| ·Suggestions for Further Research | 第65-66页 |
| References | 第66-71页 |
| Paper Published during Study | 第71-73页 |
| Acknowledgements | 第73页 |
