| 摘要 | 第1-6页 |
| Abstract | 第6-10页 |
| Abbreviations | 第10-11页 |
| List of Tables | 第11-12页 |
| List of Figures | 第12-13页 |
| Chapter 1 Introduction | 第13-17页 |
| ·Background information | 第13-14页 |
| ·The rationale of the study | 第14-15页 |
| ·Research objectives | 第15页 |
| ·The significance of the research | 第15-16页 |
| ·Outline of the thesis | 第16-17页 |
| Chapter 2 Literature Review | 第17-23页 |
| ·Researches on hedges | 第17-20页 |
| ·Researches on the interpersonal relationship reflected byhedges | 第20-21页 |
| ·Researches on the online forum | 第21-23页 |
| Chapter 3 Research design | 第23-29页 |
| ·The theoretical framework | 第23-27页 |
| ·Various classifications of hedges | 第23-24页 |
| ·The theoretical framework for the present research | 第24-27页 |
| ·Methodology | 第27页 |
| ·Data collection introduction | 第27-29页 |
| Chapter 4 Analysis of interpersonal meanings of hedges | 第29-72页 |
| ·The general distribution of hedges in forum discourses | 第29-34页 |
| ·The distribution of hedging devices in different moves of forumdiscourses | 第34-42页 |
| ·Move structures of forum discourses | 第34-40页 |
| ·The distribution of hedging devices in moves | 第40-42页 |
| ·The distribution of types of hedges in moves | 第42-43页 |
| ·The summary of the distribution of hedges in forum discourses | 第43-44页 |
| ·Distribution of hedging devices in moves and their interpersonal meanings | 第44-72页 |
| ·Distribution of reliability hedges in moves and interpersonal meanings | 第47-61页 |
| ·Distribution of reader-oriented hedges in moves and interpersonal meanings | 第61-65页 |
| ·Distribution of writer-oriented hedges in moves and interpersonal meanings | 第65-68页 |
| ·Distribution of attribute hedges in moves and interpersonal meanings | 第68-72页 |
| Chapter 5 Conclusion | 第72-76页 |
| ·Major findings | 第72-74页 |
| ·Implications | 第74页 |
| ·Limitations | 第74页 |
| ·Suggestions for further research | 第74-76页 |
| References | 第76-81页 |
| Acknowledgements | 第81-82页 |
| 作者简介 | 第82页 |
