| Abstract | 第4页 |
| 摘要 | 第5-6页 |
| Contents | 第6-8页 |
| Chapter One Introduction | 第8-11页 |
| 1.1 Research Background | 第8页 |
| 1.2 Research Purpose and Research Questions | 第8-9页 |
| 1.3 Originality and Significance of the Study | 第9页 |
| 1.4 The Layout of the Study | 第9-11页 |
| Chapter Two Literature Review | 第11-23页 |
| 2.1 Theoretical Framework | 第11-17页 |
| 2.1.1 Discourse Analysis | 第11-15页 |
| 2.1.2 Language Use and Gender | 第15-17页 |
| 2.2 Empirical Studies on Follow-up Moves Abroad | 第17-21页 |
| 2.2.1 Studies on Follow-up Move of Classroom Discourse | 第17-19页 |
| 2.2.2 Studies on Follow-up Move of Daily Conversations | 第19-21页 |
| 2.3 Empirical Studies on Follow-up Moves at Home | 第21-22页 |
| 2.4 Empirical Studies on Gender Differences in Language Use | 第22-23页 |
| Chapter Three Research Methodology | 第23-27页 |
| 3.1 Data Collection | 第23页 |
| 3.2 Classification of Initiating Moves and Follow-up Moves | 第23-25页 |
| 3.3 Statistical Analysis | 第25页 |
| 3.4 Research Procedure | 第25-27页 |
| Chapter Four Results and Discussion | 第27-51页 |
| 4.1 General Tendency of Exchange Structure for Females and Males | 第27-28页 |
| 4.2 Gender-based Preference for Exchange Structure in Different Initiations | 第28-39页 |
| 4.2.1 Preferred Exchange Structure for Different Initiators in Elicitations | 第28-30页 |
| 4.2.2 Preferred Exchange Structure for Different Initiators in Informatives | 第30-33页 |
| 4.2.3 Preferred Exchange Structure for Different Initiators in Directives | 第33-39页 |
| 4.3 Gender-Based Differences of Functions of the Used Follow-up Moves | 第39-46页 |
| 4.3.1 The Tendency of Acknowledging the Outcome by Females | 第41-44页 |
| 4.3.2 The Tendency of Endorsing the Outcome by Males | 第44-46页 |
| 4.4 Potential Factors for the Differences in the Use of Follow-up Moves | 第46-51页 |
| 4.4.1 Difference in Social Role and Status | 第46-48页 |
| 4.4.2 Difference in Socialization | 第48-49页 |
| 4.4.3 Difference in Psychological Feature | 第49页 |
| 4.4.4 Difference in Linguistic Behavior | 第49-51页 |
| Chapter Five Conclusion | 第51-54页 |
| 5.1 Major Findings | 第51-52页 |
| 5.2 Contributions of the Study | 第52-53页 |
| 5.3 Limitations and Future Tasks | 第53-54页 |
| References | 第54-57页 |
| Appendix I Elicitations | 第57-67页 |
| Appendix II Informatives | 第67-77页 |
| Appendix III Directives | 第77-87页 |
| Acknowledgements | 第87页 |
