| 摘要 | 第1-5页 |
| ABSTRACT | 第5-7页 |
| Content | 第7-9页 |
| Chapter 1 Introduction | 第9-13页 |
| ·The rationale of the present study | 第9页 |
| ·Aims and significances of the present study | 第9-10页 |
| ·Research questions | 第10页 |
| ·Methodology and data collection | 第10-11页 |
| ·Outline of the present study | 第11-13页 |
| Chapter 2 A Review of the Relevant Literature | 第13-24页 |
| ·Introduction | 第13页 |
| ·Talk shows | 第13-15页 |
| ·Historical background of talk shows | 第13-14页 |
| ·Linguistic studies on talk shows | 第14-15页 |
| ·Studies on how to mitigate face-threatening acts | 第15-23页 |
| ·The definition of face | 第15-16页 |
| ·Grice’s Cooperative Principle | 第16-17页 |
| ·Leech’s Politeness Principle | 第17-19页 |
| ·Brown and Levinson’s Face Theory | 第19-23页 |
| ·Face-threatening acts (FTAs) | 第20-21页 |
| ·Redressive strategies of politeness | 第21-23页 |
| ·Other studies concerning how to avoid face-threatening | 第23页 |
| ·Summary | 第23-24页 |
| Chapter 3 Theoretical Framework of the Study | 第24-31页 |
| ·Jef Vershueren’s Linguistic Adaptation Theory | 第24-28页 |
| ·Interpretation of linguistic choice | 第24-25页 |
| ·Three key notions | 第25-26页 |
| ·Four angles of investigation | 第26-28页 |
| ·The conceptual framework of the present study | 第28-30页 |
| ·Summary | 第30-31页 |
| Chapter 4 Adaptation of the Utterances in Talk Shows Concerning FTAs | 第31-42页 |
| ·Adaptation to the mental world | 第31-35页 |
| ·Adaptation to the interviewee’s emotions | 第31-33页 |
| ·Adaptation to the interviewee’s motivations | 第33-35页 |
| ·Adaptation to the social world | 第35-41页 |
| ·Adaptation to the social settings | 第36-39页 |
| ·Adaptation to the social-cultural norms | 第39-41页 |
| ·Summary | 第41-42页 |
| Chapter 5 Strategies for Mitigating FTAs and Their Functions in Talk Shows | 第42-57页 |
| ·Strategies for mitigating FTAs in talk shows | 第42-53页 |
| ·Evasive answers | 第42-47页 |
| ·Narrowing the context by setting a precondition to the question | 第42-44页 |
| ·Broadening the context by enlarging the scope of utterances in the question | 第44-45页 |
| ·Deliberately changing the topic focus of the question | 第45-47页 |
| ·Pragmatic empathy | 第47-50页 |
| ·Hedges | 第50-53页 |
| ·Approximators | 第51-52页 |
| ·Shields | 第52-53页 |
| ·Pragmatic functions of mitigated FTAs in talk shows | 第53-56页 |
| ·Avoiding conflict | 第54页 |
| ·Protecting self-image | 第54-55页 |
| ·Showing politeness and tenderness | 第55-56页 |
| ·Summary | 第56-57页 |
| Chapter 6 Conclusion | 第57-60页 |
| ·Major Findings | 第57-58页 |
| ·Limitations of the present study | 第58页 |
| ·Suggestions for further study | 第58-60页 |
| Bibliography | 第60-62页 |
| 发表论文与参加科研情况说明 | 第62-63页 |
| Acknowledgements | 第63-64页 |
