| Contents | 第5-8页 |
| Abstract | 第8-9页 |
| 摘要 | 第10-11页 |
| List of Tables | 第11-12页 |
| List of Figures | 第12-13页 |
| Chapter One Introduction | 第13-17页 |
| 1.1 Background of the study | 第13-14页 |
| 1.2 Objectives and significance of the study | 第14-15页 |
| 1.3 Organization of the thesis | 第15-17页 |
| Chapter Two Literature Review | 第17-33页 |
| 2.1 Two important concepts | 第17-19页 |
| 2.1.1 Reference | 第17-18页 |
| 2.1.2 Anaphora | 第18-19页 |
| 2.2 Previous studies on reference | 第19-26页 |
| 2.2.1 Previous studies on reference in philosophy | 第19-20页 |
| 2.2.2 Previous studies on reference in linguistics | 第20-26页 |
| 2.2.2.1 Previous studies on reference in syntax | 第20-22页 |
| 2.2.2.2 Previous studies on reference in pragmatics | 第22-23页 |
| 2.2.2.3 Previous studies on reference in cognition | 第23-26页 |
| 2.3 Previous studies on person reference | 第26-32页 |
| 2.3.1 Previous studies on person reference in interaction | 第26-28页 |
| 2.3.2 Classification of personal referring expressions in Chinese | 第28-32页 |
| 2.4 Summmary | 第32-33页 |
| Chapter Three Theoretical Framework and Methodology | 第33-41页 |
| 3.1 Theoretical framework-The Accessibility Theory | 第33-37页 |
| 3.1.1 Accessibility and factors influencing it | 第33-34页 |
| 3.1.2 Accessibility markers | 第34-37页 |
| 3.1.2.1 Accessibility markers in English | 第34-35页 |
| 3.1.2.2 Accessibility markers in Chinese | 第35-37页 |
| 3.1.3 Summary | 第37页 |
| 3.2 Methodology | 第37-41页 |
| 3.2.1 Research questions | 第37-38页 |
| 3.2.2 Data selection and transcription | 第38-39页 |
| 3.2.3 Data analysis procedure | 第39-40页 |
| 3.2.4 Summary | 第40-41页 |
| Chapter Four Distribution of Various Third-party Personal Reference Forms | 第41-53页 |
| 4.1 Various forms of third-party personal referring expressions and their use | 第41-48页 |
| 4.1.1 An overall picture of third-party referential choice | 第41-44页 |
| 4.1.2 The use of combined forms of third-party personal referring expressions | 第44-48页 |
| 4.2 Sequential position and third-party referential choice | 第48-51页 |
| 4.3 Summary | 第51-53页 |
| Chapter Five Factors Influencing Third-party Referential Choice | 第53-67页 |
| 5.1 Distance | 第53-57页 |
| 5.2 Competition and topic saliency | 第57-62页 |
| 5.3 Institutionality | 第62-65页 |
| 5.4 Summary | 第65-67页 |
| Chapter Six Principles Underlying Third-party Referential Choice in Chinese Conversation | 第67-81页 |
| 6.1 Four preference principles | 第67-75页 |
| 6.1.1 Preference Principle for Recognition | 第67-69页 |
| 6.1.2 Preference Principle for Minimization | 第69-72页 |
| 6.1.3 Preference Principle for Association | 第72-74页 |
| 6.1.4 Preference Principle for Situation | 第74-75页 |
| 6.2 Relations between four preference principles | 第75-79页 |
| 6.3 Summary | 第79-81页 |
| Chapter Seven Conclusion | 第81-85页 |
| 7.1 Major findings | 第81-83页 |
| 7.2 Implications | 第83-84页 |
| 7.3 Limitations of the present study and suggestions for future study | 第84-85页 |
| References | 第85-89页 |
| Appendix Ⅰ:Transcription Symbols | 第89-90页 |
| Appendix Ⅱ:An Example of Transcription | 第90-94页 |
| Acknowledgements | 第94-95页 |
| 学位论文评阅及答辩情况表 | 第95页 |
