| Abstract | 第7-8页 |
| 摘要 | 第9-13页 |
| Chapter One Introduction | 第13-16页 |
| 1.1 Object of the Study | 第13页 |
| 1.2 Reasons for the Present Study | 第13-14页 |
| 1.3 Significance of the Study | 第14-15页 |
| 1.4 Structure of the Thesis | 第15-16页 |
| Chapter Two Literature Review | 第16-22页 |
| 2.1 Power | 第16-19页 |
| 2.1.1 Definition of Power | 第16-17页 |
| 2.1.2 Studies on Power | 第17-19页 |
| 2.2 Studies on English Academic Spoken Discourse | 第19-20页 |
| 2.3 Studies on Power in English Academic Spoken Discourse | 第20-21页 |
| 2.4 Summary | 第21-22页 |
| Chapter Three The Theoretical Framework | 第22-32页 |
| 3.1 Taxonomy of Power | 第22页 |
| 3.2 Strategies for Power Construction | 第22-27页 |
| 3.2.1 Paramasivam’s List of Discourse Strategies | 第23-25页 |
| 3.2.2 Chiang’s Study on Personal Pronoun“I”in Academic SpokenDiscourse | 第25-26页 |
| 3.2.3 Hu & Cao’s Taxonomy of English and Chinese Hedges and Boosters inAcademic Discourse | 第26-27页 |
| 3.3 Verschueren’s Linguistic Adaptation Theory | 第27-30页 |
| 3.4 Ren’s Theoretical Framework for Power Construction in InstitutionalInteraction | 第30-32页 |
| Chapter Four Methodology | 第32-37页 |
| 4.1 Research Questions | 第32页 |
| 4.2 Data Collection | 第32-34页 |
| 4.3 Data Analysis | 第34-37页 |
| Chapter Five Results and Discussion | 第37-58页 |
| 5.1 Different Types of Power and the Strategies for their Construction | 第37-48页 |
| 5.1.1 High Institutional Power and the Strategies for its Construction | 第37-42页 |
| 5.1.2 High Personal Power and the Strategies for its Construction | 第42-44页 |
| 5.1.3 Equal Power and the Strategies for its Construction | 第44-47页 |
| 5.1.4 Low Personal Power and the Strategies for its Construction | 第47-48页 |
| 5.2 The Collocations Related to Personal Pronouns as Strategies for PowerConstruction | 第48-49页 |
| 5.3 The Dynamism of Power Construction in English Academic SpokenDiscourse | 第49-54页 |
| 5.4 The Potential Reasons for Power Construction in English Academic SpokenDiscourse | 第54-57页 |
| 5.5 Summary | 第57-58页 |
| Chapter Six Conclusion | 第58-61页 |
| 6.1 Summary of the Study | 第58页 |
| 6.2 Major Findings of the Study | 第58-59页 |
| 6.3 Implications of the Study | 第59-60页 |
| 6.4 Limitations of the Study and Suggestions for Further Research | 第60-61页 |
| References | 第61-67页 |
| Acknowledgements | 第67-68页 |
| Appendix Publications | 第68页 |
