| Abstract | 第1-14页 |
| 摘要 | 第14-16页 |
| Chapter One Introduction | 第16-18页 |
| ·Rationale of the present study | 第16页 |
| ·Problems with the existing studies | 第16页 |
| ·Research methodology | 第16-17页 |
| ·Outline of the thesis | 第17-18页 |
| Chapter Two Review of the relevant literature | 第18-26页 |
| ·P ower and unequal power | 第18-22页 |
| ·Definition of power | 第18-20页 |
| ·Classification of power | 第20-21页 |
| ·Scenarios of unequal power | 第21-22页 |
| ·Power-based conflict | 第22-24页 |
| ·Definition of conflict | 第22页 |
| ·Previous studies of power-based conflict talks | 第22-24页 |
| ·Linguistics-based study on conflict talks | 第22-23页 |
| ·Sociology-based study on conflict talks | 第23-24页 |
| ·Studies on conflict talks between unequal powers | 第24页 |
| ·Summary | 第24-26页 |
| Chapter Three Theoretical framework | 第26-38页 |
| ·Jef Verschueren's Linguistic Adaptation Theory | 第26-33页 |
| ·Process of using language | 第26-27页 |
| ·Three key properties of language use | 第27-28页 |
| ·Variability | 第27页 |
| ·Negotiability | 第27-28页 |
| ·Adaptability | 第28页 |
| ·Four angles of adaptability | 第28-33页 |
| ·Contextual correlates of adaptability | 第28-30页 |
| ·Structural objects of adaptation | 第30-31页 |
| ·Dynamics of adaptation | 第31-32页 |
| ·Salience of the adaptation process | 第32-33页 |
| ·Maslow’s Hierarchy of Needs | 第33-37页 |
| ·Relation between Adaptation Theory and Hierarchy of Needs | 第33页 |
| ·Elaboration of Maslow’s Hierarchy of Needs | 第33-36页 |
| ·Introduction | 第33-34页 |
| ·Physiological needs | 第34页 |
| ·Safety needs | 第34页 |
| ·Love and belonging needs | 第34页 |
| ·Esteem needs | 第34-35页 |
| ·Self-actualization needs | 第35-36页 |
| ·A summary of this theory | 第36-37页 |
| ·Mechanism leading to conflict talks | 第37页 |
| ·Summary | 第37-38页 |
| Chapter Four Analysis of conflict talks between unequal powers | 第38-53页 |
| ·Failure to make adaptation to physical world between unequal powers | 第38-41页 |
| ·Failure to make adaptation to time | 第38-39页 |
| ·Failure to make adaptation to space | 第39-40页 |
| ·Failure to make adaptation to nonverbal factors | 第40-41页 |
| ·Failure to make adaptation to social world between unequal powers | 第41-46页 |
| ·Failure to make adaptation to communicative norms | 第41-42页 |
| ·Failure to make adaptation to religious beliefs | 第42-43页 |
| ·Failure to make adaptation to values | 第43-45页 |
| ·Failure to make adaptation to gender | 第45-46页 |
| ·Failure to make adaptation to mental world between unequal powers | 第46-49页 |
| ·Failure to make adaptation to motivations | 第46-48页 |
| ·Failure to make adaptation to wishes | 第48-49页 |
| ·Failure to make adaptation to needs of unequal powers | 第49-52页 |
| ·Failure to make adaptation to physiological needs | 第50页 |
| ·Failure to make adaptation to safety needs | 第50页 |
| ·Failure to make adaptation to love and belonging needs | 第50-51页 |
| ·Failure to make adaptation to esteem needs | 第51-52页 |
| ·Failure to make adaptation to self-actualization needs | 第52页 |
| ·Summary | 第52-53页 |
| Chapter Five Orientations and results of conflict talks | 第53-60页 |
| ·Orientations of conflict talks | 第53-58页 |
| ·Convergence orientation | 第53-56页 |
| ·Divergence orientation | 第56-58页 |
| ·Results of conflict talks between unequal powers | 第58-59页 |
| ·Mitigation of conflict talks between unequal powers | 第58-59页 |
| ·Termination of conflict talks between unequal powers | 第59页 |
| ·Summary | 第59-60页 |
| Chapter Six Conclusion | 第60-63页 |
| ·Introduction | 第60页 |
| ·Summary of the findings | 第60-61页 |
| ·Limitations of this study | 第61-62页 |
| ·Suggestions for further research | 第62-63页 |
| References | 第63-66页 |
| Acknowledgements | 第66-67页 |
| 攻读硕士学位期间发表的论文 | 第67-68页 |
