| Abstract | 第1-7页 |
| 摘要 | 第7-12页 |
| Chapter 1 Introduction | 第12-17页 |
| ·Research background | 第12-13页 |
| ·Objectives and significance of the research | 第13-15页 |
| ·Organization of the thesis | 第15-17页 |
| Chapter 2 Literature Review | 第17-28页 |
| ·Relevant researches on discourse markers | 第17-23页 |
| ·Working definition of discourse markers | 第17-18页 |
| ·Features of discourse markers | 第18-19页 |
| ·Approaches to discourse markers | 第19-23页 |
| ·Diachronic researches of discourse marker so | 第23-24页 |
| ·Previous researches of discourse coherence | 第24-27页 |
| ·Limitations of the previous researches | 第27-28页 |
| Chapter 3 Theoretical Basis | 第28-37页 |
| ·Zhang Delu’s cohesion theory | 第28-30页 |
| ·Explicit cohesion | 第28-29页 |
| ·Implicit cohesion | 第29-30页 |
| ·Relationship between explicit cohesion and discourse marker so | 第30-34页 |
| ·So serving as an explicit cohesive device | 第31-32页 |
| ·So signaling topic relation | 第32-34页 |
| ·So building up connectivity between explicature with linguistic context | 第34页 |
| ·Relationship between implicit cohesion and discourse marker so | 第34-37页 |
| ·So serving as an implicit cohesive device | 第35页 |
| ·So building up connectivity between short-circuited implicature and nonlinguistic context | 第35-37页 |
| Chapter 4 Research Methodology | 第37-43页 |
| ·Research questions | 第37页 |
| ·Data collection | 第37-41页 |
| ·Research procedure | 第41-43页 |
| Chapter 5 Coherent Functions of Discourse Marker so in Gossip Girl Based on Explicit Cohesion | 第43-55页 |
| ·Coherent functions of discourse marker so on a local level | 第44-48页 |
| ·Indicating inferential relation | 第45-46页 |
| ·Filling insufficiency | 第46-48页 |
| ·Coherent functions of discourse marker so on a global level | 第48-53页 |
| ·Initiating a topic | 第49-50页 |
| ·Shifting a topic | 第50-51页 |
| ·Continuing a topic | 第51-52页 |
| ·Ending a topic | 第52-53页 |
| ·Summary | 第53-55页 |
| Chapter 6 Coherent Functions of Discourse Marker so in Gossip Girl Based on Implicit Cohesion | 第55-71页 |
| ·Coherent functions of discourse marker so as an intention marker | 第56-59页 |
| ·Attracting hearer’s attention | 第57页 |
| ·Indicating an explanation | 第57-58页 |
| ·Guiding new information | 第58-59页 |
| ·Coherent functions of discourse marker so as an attitude marker | 第59-61页 |
| ·Showing impatience | 第60页 |
| ·Showing indifference | 第60-61页 |
| ·Coherent functions of discourse marker so as an emotion marker | 第61-68页 |
| ·Implying anger | 第62-63页 |
| ·Implying surprise | 第63-64页 |
| ·Implying irony | 第64-65页 |
| ·Implying excitement | 第65-66页 |
| ·Implying dissatisfaction | 第66-67页 |
| ·Implying sadness | 第67-68页 |
| ·Coherent function of discourse marker so as a face-threat mitigator | 第68-70页 |
| ·Summary | 第70-71页 |
| Chapter 7 Conclusion | 第71-75页 |
| ·Main findings | 第71-73页 |
| ·Limitations and suggestions for further study | 第73-75页 |
| Bibliography | 第75-80页 |
| 攻读硕士学位期间主要科研成果 | 第80-81页 |
| Acknowledgements | 第81页 |
