| Declaration | 第1-4页 |
| Acknowledgements | 第4-5页 |
| Abstract | 第5-7页 |
| Transcription Conventions | 第7-12页 |
| List of Figures | 第12-13页 |
| Chapter One Introduction | 第13-29页 |
| ·Object of the research | 第13-17页 |
| ·Rationale of the research | 第17-19页 |
| ·Problems with existing researches | 第19-20页 |
| ·Objectives of the research | 第20-22页 |
| ·Data of the research | 第22-26页 |
| ·The news interview as an institutional talk | 第22-24页 |
| ·The scope of interview and data collection in the research | 第24-26页 |
| ·Notes on methodology and terminology | 第26-27页 |
| ·Structure of the thesis | 第27-29页 |
| Chapter Two A Review of the Relevant Literature | 第29-51页 |
| ·Introduction | 第29页 |
| ·Terminological issues | 第29-31页 |
| ·Approaches to evasion | 第31-47页 |
| ·The pragmatic approach | 第32-41页 |
| ·The sociological approach | 第41-45页 |
| ·The journalistic approach | 第45-47页 |
| ·Achievements and limitations of the past researches | 第47-48页 |
| ·The perspective of the present research | 第48-49页 |
| ·Summary | 第49-51页 |
| Chapter Three A Description of the Conceptual Framework | 第51-79页 |
| ·Introduction | 第51页 |
| ·The delimitation of evasion in the research | 第51-62页 |
| ·The working definition of evasion | 第51-58页 |
| ·Evasion vs. digression | 第58-59页 |
| ·Evasion vs. resistance | 第59-61页 |
| ·Evasion vs. agenda-shifting | 第61-62页 |
| ·A sketch of the theoretical basis | 第62-69页 |
| ·Verschueren's Linguistic Adaptation Theory | 第62-66页 |
| ·Brown and Levinson's face theory | 第66-69页 |
| ·Conceptual framework of the research | 第69-76页 |
| ·Evasion in ENI as a result of linguistic choice making | 第70-72页 |
| ·Evasion in ENI as a product of linguistic adaptation | 第72-74页 |
| ·Evasion in ENI as a strategy to meet communicative needs | 第74-76页 |
| ·Summary | 第76-79页 |
| Chapter Four Strategies of Evasion in ENI | 第79-110页 |
| ·Introduction | 第79页 |
| ·Categorization of evasive strategies in ENI | 第79-108页 |
| ·Overt evasion | 第80-86页 |
| ·Simple refusal | 第80-81页 |
| ·Refusal with account | 第81-83页 |
| ·Refusal with partial information | 第83-85页 |
| ·Refusal with account and partial information | 第85-86页 |
| ·Covert evasion | 第86-108页 |
| ·Operating on the question | 第87-94页 |
| ·Resorting to circumstantial factors | 第94-102页 |
| ·Leaving room for a reply | 第102-108页 |
| ·Summary | 第108-110页 |
| Chapter Five Adaptability of Evasion in ENI | 第110-140页 |
| ·Introduction | 第110页 |
| ·Adaptability and adaptation | 第110-112页 |
| ·Evasion as a product of adaptation in ENI | 第112-137页 |
| ·Self-oriented adaptation | 第113-120页 |
| ·Safety | 第113-115页 |
| ·Face | 第115-117页 |
| ·Self-disclosure | 第117-120页 |
| ·Company-oriented adaptation | 第120-137页 |
| ·Intra-corporate variables | 第121-125页 |
| ·Extra-corporate variables | 第125-137页 |
| ·Summary | 第137-140页 |
| Chapter Six Functions of Evasion in ENI | 第140-178页 |
| ·Introduction | 第140页 |
| ·Communicative functions of evasion in ENI | 第140-175页 |
| ·Self-gratification | 第141-148页 |
| ·Gratifying self's essential needs | 第141-144页 |
| ·Gratifying self's expressive needs | 第144-148页 |
| ·Corporate-image/reputation maintenance | 第148-175页 |
| ·Maintaining beliefs about authenticity | 第153-156页 |
| ·Maintaining beliefs about long-term investment value | 第156-158页 |
| ·Maintaining beliefs about quality management | 第158-162页 |
| ·Maintaining beliefs about competitive advantage | 第162-166页 |
| ·Enhancing familiarity with the company | 第166-168页 |
| ·Maintaining harmonious relationship with stakeholders | 第168-175页 |
| ·Summary | 第175-178页 |
| Chapter Seven Conclusion | 第178-188页 |
| ·Introduction | 第178页 |
| ·Major findings | 第178-183页 |
| ·Implications | 第183-185页 |
| ·Limitations | 第185-186页 |
| ·Suggestions for further research | 第186-188页 |
| Bibliography | 第188-195页 |
