| Abstract | 第4-5页 |
| 摘要 | 第6-10页 |
| Chapter One Introduction | 第10-14页 |
| 1.1 Research Background | 第10-11页 |
| 1.2 Research Purpose and Significance | 第11-12页 |
| 1.3 Structure of the Thesis | 第12-14页 |
| Chapter Two Literature Review | 第14-22页 |
| 2.1 Definition and Classification of Conflict Talk | 第14-16页 |
| 2.1.1 Definition of Conflict Talk | 第14-16页 |
| 2.1.2 Classification of Conflict Talk | 第16页 |
| 2.2 Review of Relevant Studies on Conflict Talk | 第16-21页 |
| 2.2.1 The Studies on Conflict Talk in Sociological Field | 第17-18页 |
| 2.2.2 The Studies on Conflict Talk in Psychological Field | 第18页 |
| 2.2.3 The Studies on Conflict Talk in Linguistic Field | 第18-21页 |
| 2.3 Problems in the Previous Studies | 第21-22页 |
| Chapter Three Theoretical Foundation and Research Methodology | 第22-33页 |
| 3.1 Verschueren’s Adaptation Theory | 第22-26页 |
| 3.1.1 Making Choices | 第23-24页 |
| 3.1.2 Guarantee of Choices-Making | 第24-26页 |
| 3.2 Contextual Correlates of Adaptability | 第26-30页 |
| 3.2.1 The Physical World | 第27-28页 |
| 3.2.2 The Social World | 第28-29页 |
| 3.2.3 The Mental World | 第29-30页 |
| 3.3 Research Methodology | 第30-33页 |
| 3.3.1 Data Collection on English TV Dating Show | 第30-32页 |
| 3.3.2 Observation Method, Case Analysis Method and Qualitative Analysis Method | 第32-33页 |
| Chapter Four Analysis of Conflict Talk on the TV Dating Show Take Me Out | 第33-60页 |
| 4.1 Linguistic Features of Conflict Talk on the TV Dating Show Take Me Out | 第33-45页 |
| 4.1.1 Direct Negative | 第33-36页 |
| 4.1.2 Indirect Negative | 第36-38页 |
| 4.1.3 Imperative Sentences | 第38-39页 |
| 4.1.4 Figures of Speech | 第39-42页 |
| 4.1.5 Slightly Contemptuous Silence | 第42页 |
| 4.1.6 Rhetorical Questions | 第42-45页 |
| 4.2 Causes of Conflict Talk on the TV Dating Show Take Me Out | 第45-52页 |
| 4.2.1 Failure to Adapt to the Interlocutor’s Physical World | 第45-46页 |
| 4.2.2 Failure to Adapt to the Interlocutor’s Social World | 第46-48页 |
| 4.2.3 Failure to Adapt to the Interlocutor’s Mental World | 第48-52页 |
| 4.3 Methods and Strategies to Change Conflict Talk into Mild Talk | 第52-60页 |
| 4.3.1 Submission | 第52-53页 |
| 4.3.2 Using Humor | 第53-54页 |
| 4.3.3 Using Hedges | 第54-56页 |
| 4.3.4 Silence | 第56页 |
| 4.3.5 Focus-Shifting | 第56-58页 |
| 4.3.6 Smile | 第58-60页 |
| Chapter Five Conclusion | 第60-62页 |
| 5.1 Major Findings | 第60-61页 |
| 5.2 Limitations of the Research | 第61-62页 |
| References | 第62-64页 |
| Scientific Research Achievements during the Study for MA | 第64-65页 |
| Acknowledgements | 第65页 |
