| Abstract | 第1-5页 |
| 摘要 | 第5-8页 |
| Chapter Ⅰ Introduction | 第8-13页 |
| ·Significance of the present research | 第8-9页 |
| ·Objectives of the present research | 第9-10页 |
| ·Research methodology and data collection | 第10-11页 |
| ·Organization of the thesis | 第11-13页 |
| Chapter Ⅱ Literature Review | 第13-23页 |
| ·Related studies of discourse markers | 第13-19页 |
| ·The coherence-based approach | 第13-15页 |
| ·The grammatical-pragmatic approach | 第15-16页 |
| ·The cognitive-pragmatic approach | 第16-18页 |
| ·The adaptation-based approach | 第18-19页 |
| ·Previous studies of “well”as a discourse marker | 第19-21页 |
| ·Remaining issues in previous studies | 第21-23页 |
| Chapter Ⅲ Theoretical Framework | 第23-30页 |
| ·An Introduction to adaptation theory | 第23-27页 |
| ·Making choices | 第23-24页 |
| ·Three properties of language | 第24页 |
| ·Four angles of pragmatic investigation | 第24-26页 |
| ·Summary | 第26-27页 |
| ·Verscheren’s account of discourse markers | 第27-29页 |
| ·Description of the conceptual framework | 第29-30页 |
| Chapter Ⅳ An Analysis of “Well”in Family Album U.S.A Within Adaptation Theory | 第30-48页 |
| ·Well as a result of linguistic choice-making | 第30-33页 |
| ·Well as a means of linguistic adaptation | 第33-35页 |
| ·Functions of well in Family Album U.S.A | 第35-48页 |
| ·Well as a means of adaptation to linguistic context | 第36-40页 |
| ·Well as a means of adaptation to social world | 第40-43页 |
| ·well as a means of adaptation to psychological motivations | 第43-47页 |
| ·Summary | 第47-48页 |
| Chapter Ⅴ Implications for Oral English Teaching | 第48-53页 |
| ·The importance of teaching discourse markers | 第48-49页 |
| ·Three Ps’Methodology | 第49-50页 |
| ·Activities for teaching discourse markers | 第50-53页 |
| Chapter Ⅵ Conclusion | 第53-57页 |
| ·Summary of major findings | 第53-55页 |
| ·Limitations of the present study | 第55-56页 |
| ·Suggestions for further research | 第56-57页 |
| Bibliography | 第57-61页 |
| Acknowledgement | 第61-62页 |
| 攻读学位期间取得的科研成果清单 | 第62页 |
