| ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS | 第6-7页 |
| ABSTRACT | 第7-8页 |
| 摘要 | 第9-14页 |
| Chapter One INTRODUCTION | 第14-18页 |
| 1.1 Reseach Background | 第14-15页 |
| 1.2 Research Aims and Significance | 第15-16页 |
| 1.3 Structure of the Study | 第16-18页 |
| Chapter Two LITERATURE REVIEW | 第18-26页 |
| 2.1 Studies on Public Hearings | 第18-22页 |
| 2.1.1 Perspective of politics | 第18-20页 |
| 2.1.2 Perspective of journalism | 第20-21页 |
| 2.1.3 Perspective of linguistics | 第21-22页 |
| 2.2 Studies on Pragmatic Argumentation | 第22-25页 |
| 2.2.1 Theoretical research | 第22-23页 |
| 2.2.2 Empirical research | 第23-25页 |
| 2.3 Summary | 第25-26页 |
| Chapter Three RESEARCH DESIGN | 第26-34页 |
| 3.1 Theoretical Considerations | 第26-31页 |
| 3.1.1 Definition of argumeqin Pragma-Dialectics | 第26-27页 |
| 3.1.2 An ideal model of a critical discussion | 第27-28页 |
| 3.1.3 Strategic maneuvering and communicative activity type | 第28-30页 |
| 3.1.4 Pragmatic argumentation from the perspective of Pragma-Dialectics | 第30-31页 |
| 3.2 Research Questions | 第31页 |
| 3.3 Data Collection | 第31-32页 |
| 3.4 Research Methods | 第32-34页 |
| 3.4.1 Reconstructing pragmatic argumentation in public hearings on Sino-US trade frictions | 第32页 |
| 3.4.2 Analysing pragmatic argumentation in public hearings on Sino-US trade frictions | 第32-33页 |
| 3.4.3 Evaluating pragmatic argumentation in public hearings on Sino-US trade frictions | 第33-34页 |
| Chapter Four RESEARCH RESULTS AND DISCUSSION | 第34-57页 |
| 4.1 Argumentative Characterization of USITC’s Public Hearings | 第34-39页 |
| 4.1.1 Institutional conventions of USITC’s public hearings | 第34-35页 |
| 4.1.2 Argumentative characterization of USITC’s public hearings | 第35-37页 |
| 4.1.3 Institutional preconditions on the use of pragmatic argumentation | 第37-39页 |
| 4.2 Pragmatic Argumentation in USITC’s Public Hearings | 第39-49页 |
| 4.2.1 Prototypical pragmatic argumentation in USITC’s public hearings | 第39-41页 |
| 4.2.2 Extensions of prototypical pragmatic argumentation in hearings in USITC’s public hearings | 第41-49页 |
| 4.3 Strategic Maneuvering in Pragmatic Argumentation in Public Hearings on Sino-US Trade Frictions | 第49-52页 |
| 4.3.1 Strategic maneuvering in “problem” type of pragmatic argumentation | 第50-51页 |
| 4.3.2 Strategic maneuvering in “inherency” type of pragmatic argumentation | 第51-52页 |
| 4.3.3 Strategic maneuvering in “plan” type of pragmatic argumentation | 第52页 |
| 4.4 Evaluation of Pragmatic Argumentation in Public Hearings on Sino-US Trade Frictions | 第52-57页 |
| 4.4.1 Evaluation based on soundness criteria for prototypical pragmatic argumentation | 第53-55页 |
| 4.4.2 Evaluation based on soundness criteria for extensions of pragmatic argumentation | 第55-57页 |
| Chapter Five CONCLUSION | 第57-61页 |
| 5.1 Major Findings | 第57-59页 |
| 5.2 Implications | 第59页 |
| 5.3 Limitations and Suggestions for Further Research | 第59-61页 |
| REFERENCES | 第61-64页 |
| APPENDIX | 第64-66页 |
