| Abstract | 第1-4页 |
| 摘要 | 第4-7页 |
| Chapter Ⅰ Introduction | 第7-14页 |
| ·Background | 第7-10页 |
| ·The need for the study | 第10-13页 |
| ·Outline of the thesis | 第13-14页 |
| Chapter Ⅱ Literature Review | 第14-31页 |
| ·Different approaches to the study of doctor-patient dialogues | 第14-20页 |
| ·The sociological approach | 第14-15页 |
| ·The psychological approach | 第15-16页 |
| ·The pragmatic approach | 第16-18页 |
| ·The linguistic approach | 第18-20页 |
| ·Previous studies of questions | 第20-29页 |
| ·Definition of questions | 第20-21页 |
| ·Classifications of questions | 第21-23页 |
| ·Different approaches to the study of questions | 第23-29页 |
| ·A brief review of studies of doctor-patient dialogues in Chinese context | 第29-31页 |
| Chapter Ⅲ Theoretical Framework: An overview of Critical Discourse Analysis | 第31-54页 |
| ·A brief introduction to CDA | 第31-33页 |
| ·Definition of CDA | 第31-32页 |
| ·Explanation of the term "critical" | 第32-33页 |
| ·Applications of CDA | 第33页 |
| ·Different approaches to CDA | 第33-43页 |
| ·Norman Fairclough's Three Dimensional Framework for CDA | 第33-38页 |
| ·Van Dijk's Ideological Analytical Framework for CDA | 第38-43页 |
| ·The analytical framework for the present research: In Chinese context | 第43-49页 |
| ·Lexicon | 第43-46页 |
| ·Syntax: Interrogative form | 第46页 |
| ·Semantics: Topics | 第46-47页 |
| ·Pragmatics: Speech act | 第47页 |
| ·Context | 第47-49页 |
| ·The necessity of analyzing questions in doctor-patient dialogues from a critical perspective | 第49-54页 |
| ·Questions as a major focus in medical interview | 第49-50页 |
| ·Power as the primary concern of CDA | 第50-52页 |
| ·The close relationship between question and power: questions as a means to exercise power | 第52-54页 |
| Chapter Ⅳ Data collection, data analysis and results | 第54-73页 |
| ·Data collection | 第54-56页 |
| ·Data analysis and results | 第56-73页 |
| ·Lexicon | 第56-61页 |
| ·Syntax: Interrogative form | 第61-64页 |
| ·Semantic: Topics | 第64-66页 |
| ·Pragmatic: Speech acts | 第66-68页 |
| ·Context | 第68-73页 |
| CHAPTER Ⅴ Conclusion | 第73-79页 |
| ·Major conclusions reached in this study | 第73-76页 |
| ·Implications | 第76-77页 |
| ·Limitations of the study | 第77页 |
| ·Suggestions for further research | 第77-79页 |
| REFERENCES | 第79-86页 |
| ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS | 第86-87页 |
