| 摘要 | 第1-5页 |
| Abstract | 第5-7页 |
| PartⅠ Introduction | 第7-9页 |
| ·Background | 第7页 |
| ·Significance of the Study | 第7-8页 |
| ·The Purpose of the Thesis | 第8页 |
| ·The Organization of the Study | 第8-9页 |
| Part Ⅱ Literature Review | 第9-21页 |
| ·Discourse Markers | 第9-15页 |
| ·Definition of Discourse Markers | 第9页 |
| ·Studies of Discourse Markers | 第9-15页 |
| ·Relevance Theory and Discourse Markers | 第15-21页 |
| ·Core Concepts of Relevance Theory | 第15-18页 |
| ·Relevance Theory and Discourse Markers | 第18-21页 |
| Part Ⅲ Pragmatic Functions of "So" in Desperate Housewives | 第21-37页 |
| ·Introduction of Desperate Housewives | 第21页 |
| ·Data Collected from Desperate Housewives | 第21-22页 |
| ·Functions of "So" in Desperate Housewives | 第22-37页 |
| ·Marker of Transition | 第22-27页 |
| ·Marker of Inference | 第27-30页 |
| ·Marker of Contemplation | 第30-32页 |
| ·Marker of Mitigation | 第32-33页 |
| ·Marker of Emotion | 第33-34页 |
| ·Marker of Turn-taking | 第34-35页 |
| ·Summary | 第35-37页 |
| Part Ⅳ Comparison of Discourse Marker "So" Used in Desperate Housewives and by Chinese English Learners | 第37-42页 |
| ·Functions of "So" Used by Chinese College Students | 第37-38页 |
| ·Comparison of the Results between Data from Desperate Housewives and COLSEC | 第38-42页 |
| Part Ⅴ Conclusion | 第42-44页 |
| ·Review of the Findings and Suggestions | 第42页 |
| ·Limitations of the Study | 第42-44页 |
| Bibliography | 第44-46页 |
| Acknowledgements | 第46页 |
