| Abstract | 第1-6页 |
| 摘要 | 第6-9页 |
| Introduction | 第9-13页 |
| Chapter 1 A Survey of Children’s Conversation | 第13-27页 |
| ·General View on Conversation | 第13-16页 |
| ·Definitions of Conversation | 第13-15页 |
| ·Conversation, Interaction and Communication | 第15-16页 |
| ·Relevant Studies on Children’s Conversation | 第16-18页 |
| ·Relevant Studies Abroad | 第16-17页 |
| ·Relevant Studies in China | 第17-18页 |
| ·Children’s Language Development and the Development of Conversation | 第18-20页 |
| ·Review of Early Conversational Development | 第20-27页 |
| ·Mother’s Role in Early Conversations | 第21-24页 |
| ·Children’s Behavior in Early Conversations | 第24-25页 |
| ·Respective Roles of Peers and Adults in Early Conversations | 第25-27页 |
| Chapter 2 Theoretical Framework | 第27-42页 |
| ·Conversation Analysis and Discourse Analysis | 第27-29页 |
| ·Definition of Conversation Analysis | 第29-30页 |
| ·Conversation Analysis Theory and Its Application | 第30-41页 |
| ·Overall Organization | 第31-32页 |
| ·Local Organization | 第32-41页 |
| ·Summary | 第41-42页 |
| Chapter 3 Data Analysis and Discussion | 第42-69页 |
| ·Methodological Issues | 第42-43页 |
| ·Data Collection | 第43-44页 |
| ·Data Analysis | 第44-67页 |
| ·Conversational Initiation | 第44-50页 |
| ·Repairs in Children’s Conversation | 第50-59页 |
| ·Overlaps in Children’s Conversation | 第59-61页 |
| ·Interruptions in Children’s Conversation | 第61-67页 |
| ·Summary | 第67-69页 |
| Chapter 4 Implications of Analysis | 第69-75页 |
| ·Differences between Children’s Conversation and Adults’ Conversation | 第69页 |
| ·Implication to Children’s Conversational Development | 第69-72页 |
| ·Suggestions to Children’s Language Education | 第72-75页 |
| ·Situational Teaching | 第72-73页 |
| ·Proper Guidance | 第73页 |
| ·Due Encouragement | 第73-75页 |
| Conclusion | 第75-77页 |
| Bibliography | 第77-83页 |
| Appendix: Transcription Conventions | 第83-84页 |
| Acknowledgements | 第84页 |
