| Acknowledgements | 第1-6页 |
| Abstract | 第6-8页 |
| 摘要 | 第8-10页 |
| List of Acronyms Used in the Thesis | 第10-13页 |
| Chapter 1 Introduction | 第13-17页 |
| ·The Background of the Study | 第13-15页 |
| ·Research Methodology: a Case Study of “Closest Distance—Li Jing Talk Show” | 第15页 |
| ·Significance of the Study | 第15-16页 |
| ·Thesis Framework | 第16-17页 |
| Chapter 2 Literature Review | 第17-27页 |
| ·Definitions of Interruption and Clarification of Key Terms | 第17-18页 |
| ·Interruption, Overlap and Turn-bidding | 第18-21页 |
| ·Interruption and Overlap | 第18-20页 |
| ·Interruption and Turn-bidding | 第20-21页 |
| ·Pragmatic Functions of Interruption | 第21页 |
| ·Previous Studies on Interruption | 第21-24页 |
| ·Relevant Studies on Interruption in English-speaking Countries | 第21-23页 |
| ·Relevant Studies on Interruption in China | 第23-24页 |
| ·Previous Studies on TV Talk Show | 第24-27页 |
| Chapter 3 Theoretical Foundations | 第27-38页 |
| ·Conversation Analysis Theory (CA) | 第27-31页 |
| ·Turn and Turn-taking | 第27-30页 |
| ·Process of Turn-taking | 第30-31页 |
| ·Verchueren’s Linguistic Adaptation Theory (AT) | 第31-36页 |
| ·Making Choices | 第32-33页 |
| ·Three Key Notions of Language Use | 第33页 |
| ·Four Angles of Adaptability | 第33-36页 |
| ·The Conceptual Framework for the Present Study | 第36-38页 |
| Chapter 4 Choices for the Interruption in TV Talk Shows | 第38-44页 |
| ·Linguistic Patterns | 第38-42页 |
| ·Interjecting Information | 第39-40页 |
| ·Developing the Topic | 第40-41页 |
| ·Transferring the Topic | 第41-42页 |
| ·Non-linguistic Patterns | 第42-43页 |
| ·Summary | 第43-44页 |
| Chapter 5 Analysis of the Interruption from the Perspective of Contextual Adaptability | 第44-58页 |
| ·Adaptation to the Physical World | 第44-48页 |
| ·Adaptation to Time | 第45-46页 |
| ·Adaptation to Space | 第46-47页 |
| ·Adaptation to Material Conditions | 第47-48页 |
| ·Adaptation to the Social World | 第48-51页 |
| ·Adaptation to Age | 第48-49页 |
| ·Adaptation to Social Status | 第49-51页 |
| ·Adaptation to the Psychological World | 第51-57页 |
| ·Interruption as an Information-adding Strategy | 第51-52页 |
| ·Interruption as a Compliment Strategy | 第52-53页 |
| ·Interruption as an Atmosphere-creating Strategy | 第53-54页 |
| ·Interruption as an Audience’s needs-meeting Strategy | 第54-55页 |
| ·Interruption as an Emphasis or Explanation Strategy | 第55-56页 |
| ·Interruption as a Guests’ needs-meeting Strategy | 第56-57页 |
| ·Summary | 第57-58页 |
| Chapter 6 Conclusion | 第58-61页 |
| ·Major Findings | 第58-59页 |
| ·Limitations of this Study | 第59页 |
| ·Suggestions for Further Research | 第59-61页 |
| Bibliography | 第61-65页 |
| 攻读硕士期间的科研成果 | 第65页 |
