| Chapter One Introduction | 第1-18页 |
| ·The object of the present research | 第11页 |
| ·The rational of the research | 第11-12页 |
| ·Problems unsolved in the existing studies | 第12-13页 |
| ·The objective of the study | 第13-14页 |
| ·Notes on methodology, terminology and data collection | 第14-16页 |
| ·Outline of the thesis | 第16-18页 |
| Chapter Two A review of the relevant literature | 第18-35页 |
| ·Introduction | 第18-19页 |
| ·Definitions of power | 第19-24页 |
| ·Definitions of power | 第19-21页 |
| ·Types of power | 第21-24页 |
| ·Approaches to the analysis of language and power | 第24-34页 |
| ·The critical discourse analysis approach | 第24-27页 |
| ·The sociolinguistic approach | 第27-28页 |
| ·The pragmatic approach | 第28-31页 |
| ·The conversational analysis approach | 第31-34页 |
| ·The present study | 第34页 |
| ·Summary | 第34-35页 |
| Chapter Three A description of the conceptual framework | 第35-45页 |
| ·Introduction | 第35页 |
| ·A discussion of the basis of the framework | 第35-42页 |
| ·Problems existing in the previous studies on power | 第35-37页 |
| ·Verschueren's linguistic adaptation theory | 第37-38页 |
| ·A description of the framework | 第38-42页 |
| ·Politeness and social relationship | 第42-43页 |
| ·Summary | 第43-45页 |
| Chapter Four Linguistic choices as adaptation to institutional power | 第45-58页 |
| ·Introduction | 第45页 |
| ·Defining the notion of institutional power | 第45-46页 |
| ·Adaptability and adaptation of linguistic choices | 第46-47页 |
| ·Linguistic choices as adaptation to institutional power | 第47-57页 |
| ·Features of linguistic choices in institutional settings | 第47-48页 |
| ·Analysis | 第48-57页 |
| ·Adaptation to legitimate power | 第48-52页 |
| ·Adaptation to coercive power | 第52-53页 |
| ·Adaptation to reward power | 第53-55页 |
| ·Adaptation to expert power | 第55-57页 |
| ·Concluding remarks | 第57-58页 |
| Chapter Five Linguistic choices as adaptation to contextual power | 第58-70页 |
| ·Introduction | 第58页 |
| ·Defining the notion of contextual power | 第58-59页 |
| ·Linguistic choices as adaptation to contextual power | 第59-68页 |
| ·Features of linguistic choices in contextual settings | 第59-60页 |
| ·Analysis | 第60-68页 |
| ·Adaptation to information power | 第60-62页 |
| ·Adaptation to expert power | 第62-63页 |
| ·Adaptation to referent power | 第63-64页 |
| ·Power and negotiation | 第64-68页 |
| ·Concluding remarks | 第68-70页 |
| Chapter Six Conclusion | 第70-74页 |
| ·Introduction | 第70页 |
| ·Summary of findings | 第70-71页 |
| ·Limitations of the present study | 第71-72页 |
| ·Suggestions for further study | 第72-74页 |
| Bibliography | 第74-79页 |
