| Descriptive Chinese Abstract | 第1-7页 |
| English Abstract | 第7-12页 |
| Introduction | 第12-16页 |
| 1 Definition of Discourse Marker | 第12-13页 |
| 2 Significance of the Present Research | 第13-14页 |
| 3 Objectives of the Present Research | 第14页 |
| 4 Framework of the Thesis | 第14-16页 |
| Chapte11 Adaptation Theory and Its Past Integration with the Study of Discourse Markers | 第16-23页 |
| ·Verschueren's Linguistic Adaptation Theory | 第16-20页 |
| ·The Nature of Linguistic Adaptation | 第16-17页 |
| ·Verschueren's Account of Discourse Markers | 第17-20页 |
| ·Past Integration of Adaptation Theory with the Study of Discourse Markers | 第20-22页 |
| ·Discourse Marker as a Means of Adaptation to Contexts | 第20-22页 |
| ·Metapragmatic Approach to Discourse Markers | 第22页 |
| ·Comments on the Past Studies | 第22-23页 |
| Chapte12 Discourse Marker as a Result of Linguistic Choice-Making | 第23-29页 |
| ·Communication and Linguistic Choice-Making | 第23-24页 |
| ·Use of Discourse Markers as a Process of Linguistic Choice Making | 第24-29页 |
| ·Variability of the Use of Discourse Marker | 第25页 |
| ·Negotiability of the Use of Discourse Marker | 第25-27页 |
| ·Adaptability of the Use of Discourse Marker | 第27-29页 |
| Chapte13 Discourse Marker as a Means of Linguistic Adaptation | 第29-53页 |
| ·Discourse Markers Adapting to Linguistic Context | 第30-38页 |
| ·What is Linguistic Context | 第30-31页 |
| ·How Discourse Markers Adapt to Linguistic Context | 第31-38页 |
| ·Discourse Markers Signaling Local Coherence | 第31-35页 |
| ·Discourse Markers Signaling Global Coherence | 第35-38页 |
| ·Discourse Markers Adapting to Social Conventions | 第38-47页 |
| ·What are Social Conventions | 第38-42页 |
| ·Culture Factors | 第39-40页 |
| ·Politeness and Face | 第40-42页 |
| ·How Discourse Markers Adapt to Social Conventions | 第42-47页 |
| ·Positive Politeness | 第43-44页 |
| ·Negative Politeness | 第44-47页 |
| ·Discourse Markers Adapting to Psychological Motivations | 第47-53页 |
| ·What are Psychological Motivations | 第47-48页 |
| ·How Discourse Markers Adapt to Psychological Motivations | 第48-53页 |
| ·Discourse Markers Used as Performative Strategy | 第48-49页 |
| ·Discourse Markers Used as Mitigation Strategy | 第49-50页 |
| ·Discourse Markers Used as Strategy to Indicate Communicators' Attitudes | 第50-51页 |
| ·Discourse Markers Used as Strategy to Avoid Commitment | 第51-52页 |
| ·Discourse Markers Used as Strategy to Delay Speech Act | 第52-53页 |
| Chapte14 Discourse Marker as an Indicator of Metapragmatic Awareness | 第53-61页 |
| ·Metapragmatic Awareness | 第54-56页 |
| ·Functioning of Metapragmatic Awareness in the Use of Discourse Markers | 第56-61页 |
| ·Anchoring | 第57-58页 |
| ·Reflexive Conceptualization | 第58-61页 |
| ·Discourse Markers Adapting to Social Conventions | 第58-59页 |
| ·Discourse Markers Adapting to Psychological Motivations | 第59-61页 |
| Conclusion | 第61-63页 |
| Major Findings in the Present Study | 第61-62页 |
| Remaining Problems and Topics for Further Discussion | 第62-63页 |
| References | 第63-66页 |
| Acknowledgements | 第66-67页 |
| Appendix A: Publications during the Program | 第67-68页 |
| Appendix B: Informative Chinese Abstract | 第68-71页 |
