| ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS | 第5-6页 |
| Abstract | 第6-7页 |
| 摘要 | 第8-10页 |
| CONTENTS | 第10-12页 |
| LIST OF ABBREVIATIONS | 第12页 |
| LIST OF TABLES | 第12页 |
| LIST OF FIGURES | 第12-13页 |
| CHAPTER ONE GENERAL INTRODUCTION | 第13-19页 |
| 1.1 Research Orientation | 第13-14页 |
| 1.2 Sentence-final Particles: The Object of Research | 第14-15页 |
| 1.3 Research Significance | 第15-17页 |
| 1.4 Research Objectives | 第17页 |
| 1.5 Outline of the Thesis | 第17-19页 |
| CHAPTER TWO LITERATURE REVIEW | 第19-27页 |
| 2.1 Introduction | 第19页 |
| 2.2 Defining SFPs | 第19-20页 |
| 2.3 Approaches to SFPs | 第20-25页 |
| 2.3.1 The Syntactic Approach | 第20-22页 |
| 2.3.2 The Discourse Approach | 第22-23页 |
| 2.3.3 The Pragmatic Approach | 第23-25页 |
| 2.4 Summary | 第25-27页 |
| CHAPTER THREE THE ANALYTICAL FRAMEWORK | 第27-43页 |
| 3.1 Introduction | 第27页 |
| 3.2 Speech Acts as Basic Unit of the Analysis | 第27-28页 |
| 3.3 The Major Concepts and Components in LRT | 第28-35页 |
| 3.3.1 Basic Assumptions about LRT | 第28-29页 |
| 3.3.2 Motivation for Linguistic Regulation | 第29页 |
| 3.3.3 Units of Regulation | 第29-32页 |
| 3.3.4 Possibilities for Linguistic Regulation: Variability, Negotiability and Adaptability | 第32-34页 |
| 3.3.5 Prerequisite for Regulation: Metapragmatic Awareness | 第34-35页 |
| 3.4 SFP as a Means of Linguistic Regulation: An Analytical Framework | 第35-41页 |
| 3.4.1 SFP Redefined | 第35-37页 |
| 3.4.2 SFPs and Interactions in Zuozhuan | 第37-39页 |
| 3.4.3 SFP as a Means of Linguistic Regulation in Zuozhuan‘s Interactions | 第39-41页 |
| 3.5 Summary | 第41-43页 |
| CHAPTER FOUR RESEARCH METHODOLOGY | 第43-47页 |
| 4.1 Introduction | 第43页 |
| 4.2 Research Methodology | 第43-44页 |
| 4.3 Description of the Data | 第44-45页 |
| 4.4 Research Procedures | 第45页 |
| 4.5 Summary | 第45-47页 |
| CHAPTER FIVE THE ANALYSIS OF THE DATA | 第47-63页 |
| 5.1 Introduction | 第47页 |
| 5.2 The Social Dimension of Activity Interactions in Zuozhuan and its Constraints and Conflicts Revisited | 第47-49页 |
| 5.3 SFP as a Means of Linguistic Regulation along the Social Dimension of Interactions in Zhuozhuan: The Analysis | 第49-62页 |
| 5.3.1 The Data | 第49-50页 |
| 5.3.2 The Analysis: SFP as a Means of Mitigation | 第50-55页 |
| 5.3.3 The Analysis: SFP as a Means of Reinforcement | 第55-62页 |
| 5.4 Summary | 第62-63页 |
| CHAPTER SIX CONCLUSION | 第63-69页 |
| 6.1 Major Findings | 第63-65页 |
| 6.1.1 Findings on SFPs in Speech Acts | 第63-64页 |
| 6.1.2 Findings on SFP as a Means of Linguistic Regulation | 第64-65页 |
| 6.2 Implications of the Study | 第65-67页 |
| 6.3 Limitations of the Study and Suggestions for Further Research | 第67-69页 |
| REFERENCES | 第69-72页 |
| APPENDICES | 第72-73页 |
