| Acknowledgements | 第3-6页 |
| 摘要 | 第6-8页 |
| Abstract | 第8-9页 |
| Chapter One Introduction | 第11-16页 |
| 1.1 Research Background | 第11页 |
| 1.2 Research Questions | 第11-12页 |
| 1.3 Data Collection | 第12-13页 |
| 1.4 Methodology | 第13-14页 |
| 1.5 Significance of the Study | 第14页 |
| 1.6 Structure of the Thesis | 第14-16页 |
| Chapter Two Literature Review | 第16-32页 |
| 2.1 The Definition of Conflict Talk | 第16-18页 |
| 2.2 Previous Studies on Conflict Talk | 第18-30页 |
| 2.2.1 Studies on Conflict Talk Abroad | 第18-22页 |
| 2.2.2 Studies on Conflict Talk at Home | 第22-25页 |
| 2.2.3 Studies on the Conflict Talks between Couples | 第25-26页 |
| 2.2.4 Studies on the Conflict Talks between Parents and Children | 第26-28页 |
| 2.2.5 Studies on the Conflict Talks among Young Students or Teenagers | 第28-30页 |
| 2.3 Summary | 第30-32页 |
| Chapter Three Theoretical Framework | 第32-41页 |
| 3.1 Introduction to Verschueren's Linguistic Adaptation Theory | 第32-33页 |
| 3.2 Making Choices | 第33-35页 |
| 3.3 Three Properties of Language | 第35-36页 |
| 3.4 Four Research Perspectives | 第36-39页 |
| 3.4.1 Contextual Correlates of Adaptability | 第36-38页 |
| 3.4.2 Structural Objects of Adaptability | 第38页 |
| 3.4.3 Dynamics of Adaptability | 第38-39页 |
| 3.4.4 Salience of the Adaptation Process | 第39页 |
| 3.5 Conflict Talk and Linguistic Adaptation Theory | 第39-40页 |
| 3.5.1 Conflict Talk as a Process of Making Linguistic Choices | 第39-40页 |
| 3.5.2 Conflict Talk as a Failure of the Adaptation Process | 第40页 |
| 3.6 Summary | 第40-41页 |
| Chapter Four Analysis of the Conflict Talks in Home with Kids from the Perspective of Linguistic Adaptation Theory | 第41-98页 |
| 4.1 The Linguistic Characteristics of the Three Types of Conflict Talk | 第41-64页 |
| 4.1.1 The Linguistic Characteristics of the Conflict Talks between Couples in Home with Kids | 第41-48页 |
| 4.1.2 The Linguistic Characteristics of the Conflict Talks between Parents and Children | 第48-55页 |
| 4.1.3 The Linguistic Characteristics of the Conflict Talks among Children | 第55-64页 |
| 4.2 The Causes of the Three Types of Conflict Talk in Home with Kids | 第64-84页 |
| 4.2.1 Failure to Adapt to the Mental World | 第64-71页 |
| 4.2.2 Failure to Adapt to the Social World | 第71-77页 |
| 4.2.3 Failure to Adapt to the Physical World | 第77-84页 |
| 4.3 The Strategies or Methods to Mitigate the Conflict Talk into Mild One | 第84-96页 |
| 4.3.1 The Strategies or Methods to Mitigate and/or Terminate the Conflict Talks between Couples | 第85-89页 |
| 4.3.2 The Strategies or Methods to Mitigate and/or Terminate the Conflict Talks between Parents and Children | 第89-92页 |
| 4.3.3 The Strategies or Methods to Mitigate and/or Terminate the Conflict Talks among Children | 第92-96页 |
| 4.4 Summary | 第96-98页 |
| Chapter Five Conclusion | 第98-102页 |
| 5.1 Major Findings | 第98-100页 |
| 5.2 The Limitations of the Study | 第100-101页 |
| 5.3 Suggestions for Further Study | 第101-102页 |
| References | 第102-109页 |
| Appendix | 第109-124页 |
| 攻读学位期间发表的学术论文 | 第124-125页 |
