| Acknowledgement | 第1-6页 |
| Abstract | 第6-7页 |
| 摘要 | 第7-11页 |
| Ⅰ Introduction | 第11-16页 |
| ·Background information | 第11-14页 |
| ·Significance of the study | 第14页 |
| ·Overall structure of the thesis | 第14-16页 |
| Ⅱ Literature Review | 第16-29页 |
| ·Formulaic speech | 第16-22页 |
| ·Terminology | 第16-17页 |
| ·Definition of formulaic speech (FS) | 第17-18页 |
| ·Classifications of formulaic speech | 第18-20页 |
| ·Functions of formulaic speech | 第20-21页 |
| ·Significance of formulaic speech in spoken discourse | 第21-22页 |
| ·Researches on FS | 第22-26页 |
| ·Researches on formulaic speech | 第22-24页 |
| ·Researches on corpora to investigate formulaic speech | 第24-26页 |
| ·Theoretical framework | 第26-29页 |
| ·Native-likeness | 第26-27页 |
| ·Transfer theory | 第27-29页 |
| Ⅲ Research Methodology | 第29-38页 |
| ·Research purpose and questions | 第29-30页 |
| ·Corpora involved | 第30页 |
| ·Software used | 第30-32页 |
| ·Retrieval of formulaic speech | 第32-36页 |
| ·Software extraction | 第32-36页 |
| ·Manual filtering | 第36页 |
| ·Data processing and analyzing | 第36-37页 |
| ·Summary | 第37-38页 |
| Ⅳ Distribution and Pragmatic Functions of Spoken Formulaic Speeches in SECCL | 第38-49页 |
| ·Distribution of formulaic speeches in SECCL | 第38-40页 |
| ·Pragmatic functions of FS in each structural category | 第40-48页 |
| ·Full clausal FSes and their pragmatic functions | 第40-43页 |
| ·Independent clauses and their main functions | 第41页 |
| ·Independent clauses and their formal features | 第41-43页 |
| ·Dependent clauses and their main functions | 第43页 |
| ·Clause constituents and their pragmatic function | 第43-47页 |
| ·Multiple clause constituents and their main functions | 第43-46页 |
| ·Single clause constituents and their main functions | 第46-47页 |
| ·Incomplete phrases and their pragmatic function | 第47-48页 |
| ·Summary | 第48-49页 |
| Ⅴ Comparison between Chinese and Native Students Use of Formulaic Speech | 第49-59页 |
| ·Comparison of formulaic speech with different distribution | 第49-50页 |
| ·Comparison of formulaic speech in each structural category | 第50-58页 |
| ·Full clausal FS | 第52-53页 |
| ·Clausal constituent FS | 第53-55页 |
| ·Incomplete phrases FS | 第55-58页 |
| ·Summary | 第58-59页 |
| Ⅵ Conclusion | 第59-65页 |
| ·Summary of findings | 第59-60页 |
| ·Pedagogic implications and suggestions | 第60-63页 |
| ·Implications and suggestions for teachers | 第60-62页 |
| ·Implications and suggestions for learners | 第62-63页 |
| ·Implications and suggestions for corpus | 第63页 |
| ·Limitations of the present study and suggestions for future study | 第63-65页 |
| Bibliography | 第65-68页 |
| List of Figures | 第68-69页 |
| Lists of Tables | 第69-70页 |
| List of Abbreviations | 第70-71页 |
| Papers Published during MA Program | 第71页 |
