| 1. Introduction | 第1-14页 |
| ·The Definitions of Discourse Markers | 第9-10页 |
| ·The Historical Literature of DMs | 第10-11页 |
| ·Argument in the Dissertation | 第11-14页 |
| 2. The Pragmatic Functions of Oh | 第14-49页 |
| ·Oh as a Mitigator in FTA in the Novel | 第15-22页 |
| ·Oh for Solidarity | 第16-19页 |
| ·Oh for Keeping the Channel Open in the Novel | 第16页 |
| ·Oh for Enlarging Common Background between the Characters | 第16-18页 |
| ·Oh for Making One Character Beneficiary | 第18-19页 |
| ·Oh: a Distance Indicator between the Characters | 第19-22页 |
| ·Oh for Keeping Distance from Other Character's Privacy | 第19-20页 |
| ·Oh: A Distance Keeper about One's Own Privacy | 第20-22页 |
| ·Summary | 第22页 |
| ·Oh as a FTA Strengthener in the Novel | 第22-31页 |
| ·Oh: Character's Negative Face Threatener | 第22-27页 |
| ·Oh for Character's requests | 第23-24页 |
| ·Oh for Character's Persuasions | 第24-26页 |
| ·Oh for Anger of the Character | 第26-27页 |
| ·Oh: Character's Positive Face Threatener | 第27-31页 |
| ·Oh for Conveying Disapprovals of the Character | 第28页 |
| ·Oh for Conveying Contempt of the Character | 第28-29页 |
| ·Oh for Conveying Insult to Character | 第29-31页 |
| ·Summary | 第31页 |
| ·Oh as a Conversation Trigger in the Novel | 第31-34页 |
| ·Oh Prefaced a Vocative in Address in the Novel | 第32-33页 |
| ·Oh: The Current Speaker Selecting Next Character | 第32页 |
| ·Oh: A Conversation Trigger Appealing to the Emotion of Characters | 第32-33页 |
| ·Oh: A Conversation Trigger as a Response to an Action | 第33页 |
| ·Oh: A Conversation Trigger with Reminding Function | 第33-34页 |
| ·Summary | 第34页 |
| ·Oh as a Continuer in the Novel | 第34-47页 |
| ·Oh for the Development of a Conversation in the Novel | 第35-37页 |
| ·Oh: Indicator of the Process while Giving Required Information | 第35-36页 |
| ·Oh: An Introduction of Character's Comments | 第36-37页 |
| ·Oh: an Indicator of Topic Change in the Novel | 第37-39页 |
| ·Oh: to Indicate Impatience or Sadness of the Character | 第37-38页 |
| ·Oh to Declare the Impatience of the Character Directly | 第37-38页 |
| ·Oh to Show Character's Sadness while Changing Topic | 第38页 |
| ·Topic Change Guided by Oh to Indicate Character's Concession | 第38-39页 |
| ·Oh to Show Strong Emotions of the Character in the Middle of a Conversation | 第39-44页 |
| ·Oh to Express Praise and Affectionateness of the Character | 第39-41页 |
| ·Oh to Express Determination of the Character | 第41页 |
| ·Oh to Express Sorrow of the Character | 第41-42页 |
| ·Oh to Express Entreaty of the Character | 第42页 |
| ·Oh for Leaking out the Great Surprise of the Character | 第42-43页 |
| ·Oh to Indicate Frustration of the Character | 第43-44页 |
| ·Oh as a Means of Hesitation in the Novel | 第44-45页 |
| ·Hesitation Oh to Indicate the Decoding Process | 第44-45页 |
| ·Hesitation Oh to Indicate the Encoding Process of the Character | 第45页 |
| ·Prolonged Oh for Music Effect in the Novel | 第45页 |
| ·Oh as a Repairing Indicator | 第45-47页 |
| ·Oh to Repair the Given Information in the Novel | 第45-46页 |
| ·Oh as a Self-initiated Repair | 第46-47页 |
| ·Summary | 第47页 |
| ·Oh as a Closing Marker | 第47-49页 |
| 3. Conclusion | 第49-52页 |
| ·Summary of the Contents | 第49-50页 |
| ·Prospect for the Further Study | 第50-52页 |
| Acknowledgements | 第52-53页 |
| Bibliography | 第53-57页 |
| 攻读硕士学位期间发表的论文 | 第57-58页 |
| Publication while Registered with the MA Program | 第58页 |
