| Abstract | 第1-7页 |
| 摘要 | 第7-10页 |
| Chapter One Introduction | 第10-13页 |
| ·Brief Introduction to the Thesis | 第10-11页 |
| ·Purpose of the Research | 第11页 |
| ·Significance of the Research | 第11-12页 |
| ·Methodology of the Research | 第12-13页 |
| Chapter Two Literature Review | 第13-21页 |
| ·CNN Talk Asia | 第13页 |
| ·Studies on Discourse Markers in China | 第13-15页 |
| ·Studies on Discourse Markers Abroad | 第15-21页 |
| ·Coherence-based Approach | 第15-16页 |
| ·Grammatical-pragmatic Approach | 第16-17页 |
| ·The Relevance-theoretical Approach | 第17-19页 |
| ·The Meta-pragmatic Awareness Approach | 第19-21页 |
| Chapter Three Theoretical Background | 第21-29页 |
| ·Definition of Discourse Markers | 第21-23页 |
| ·Classification of Discourse Markers | 第23-27页 |
| ·Topic Markers | 第24页 |
| ·Inferential Markers | 第24-25页 |
| ·Contrastive Markers | 第25页 |
| ·Elaborative Markers | 第25-26页 |
| ·Delaying Markers | 第26页 |
| ·Attitudinal Markers | 第26-27页 |
| ·Turn-taking Markers | 第27页 |
| ·Functions of Discourse Markers | 第27-29页 |
| Chapter Four The Analysis of Discourse Markers in Talk Asia | 第29-51页 |
| ·The Distribution and Frequency of Discourse Markers in Talk Asia | 第29-32页 |
| ·The Analysis of Pragmatic Functions of the High-frequency Discourse Markers | 第32-48页 |
| ·Pragmatic Functions of And | 第32-37页 |
| ·Pragmatic Functions of You Know | 第37-39页 |
| ·Pragmatic Functions of So | 第39-41页 |
| ·Pragmatic Functions of But | 第41-44页 |
| ·Pragmatic Functions of I Think | 第44-48页 |
| ·Comparative Study of Functions of Discourse Markers between Hosts and Guests | 第48-51页 |
| ·Functions of the High-frequency Discourse Markers Spoken by Hosts | 第48-49页 |
| ·Functions of the High-frequency Discourse Markers Spoken by Guests | 第49-51页 |
| Chapter Five Conclusion | 第51-54页 |
| ·Major Findings | 第51-52页 |
| ·Limitations of the Study | 第52页 |
| ·Suggestions for Further Study | 第52-54页 |
| Bibliography | 第54-57页 |
| Acknowledgements | 第57页 |
