| Acknowledgements | 第5-6页 |
| 摘要 | 第6-7页 |
| abstract | 第7页 |
| Chapter 1 Introduction | 第10-14页 |
| 1.1 Research Background | 第10-11页 |
| 1.2 The Objectives of the Study | 第11-12页 |
| 1.3 Organization of the Thesis | 第12-14页 |
| Chapter 2 Literature Review | 第14-17页 |
| 2.1 Studies on Conflict Talk | 第14-15页 |
| 2.1.1 Definition of Conflict Talk | 第14页 |
| 2.1.2 Classification of Conflict Talk | 第14-15页 |
| 2.2 Studies of Conflict Talk Abroad | 第15页 |
| 2.3 Domestic Studies of Conflict Talk | 第15-17页 |
| Chapter 3 Theoretical Framework and Research Methodology | 第17-25页 |
| 3.1 Verschueren’s Adaptation Theory | 第17-22页 |
| 3.1.1 Linguistic Choice-making | 第18-19页 |
| 3.1.2 Three Key Notions of Language Use | 第19-20页 |
| 3.1.3 Contextual Correlates of Adaptability | 第20-22页 |
| 3.2 Research Methodology | 第22-25页 |
| 3.2.1 Research Questions | 第23页 |
| 3.2.2 Data Collection | 第23页 |
| 3.2.3 Analysis Method | 第23-25页 |
| Chapter 4 The Analysis of Conflict Talks between the Elderly and Their Adult Children | 第25-53页 |
| 4.1 The Formats of Conflict Talk | 第25-38页 |
| 4.1.1 The Initiation Stage | 第25-29页 |
| 4.1.2 The Maintenance and Escalation Stage | 第29-33页 |
| 4.1.3 The Termination Stage | 第33-38页 |
| 4.2 Causes of Conflict Talk between the Elderly and Their Adult Children under the Adaptation Theory | 第38-50页 |
| 4.2.1 Failure to Adapt to the Physical World | 第39-44页 |
| 4.2.2 Failure to Adapt to the Social World | 第44-46页 |
| 4.2.3 Failure to Adapt to the Mental World | 第46-50页 |
| 4.3 Strategies to Mitigate Conflict Talk | 第50-53页 |
| Chapter 5 Conclusion | 第53-56页 |
| 5.1 Major Findings | 第53-54页 |
| 5.2 Limitations of the Research | 第54-55页 |
| 5.3 Suggestions of Further Studies | 第55-56页 |
| Works Cited | 第56-59页 |
| 攻读硕士学位期间发表的论文和取得的科研成果 | 第59-60页 |
| AppendixⅠ | 第60-68页 |
