| ACKNOWLEDGEMENT | 第1-6页 |
| ABSTRACT | 第6-7页 |
| 摘要 | 第7-8页 |
| Transcription Conventions | 第8-9页 |
| Chapter 1 Introduction | 第9-13页 |
| 1. The origin of the study | 第9页 |
| 2. Aims and rationale for this study | 第9-12页 |
| 3. The structure of this thesis | 第12-13页 |
| Chapter 2 Literature Review | 第13-20页 |
| 1. Introduction | 第13页 |
| 2. Sociological studies on love and marriage in China | 第13-15页 |
| 3. Sociological studies on love and marriage in the West | 第15-18页 |
| ·Romantic love as the foundation of modern marriage | 第15-17页 |
| ·The feminization of romantic love | 第17-18页 |
| 4. Research on consumer culture | 第18-20页 |
| Chapter 3 Analytical Framework: a review on critical discourse analysis | 第20-30页 |
| 1. Introduction | 第20页 |
| 2. Critical discourse analysis approach | 第20-24页 |
| ·The aims of CDA | 第21页 |
| ·The notion of discourse | 第21-22页 |
| ·Order of discourse: mediation between texts and social elements | 第22-24页 |
| 3. Foucault's theory of discourse | 第24-26页 |
| ·Discourse, knowledge andpower | 第24-25页 |
| ·Discourse, knowledge and subject | 第25-26页 |
| 4. Linguistic models related to data analysis | 第26-28页 |
| ·Toulmin's model of argumentation | 第26-28页 |
| ·Labov's structure of spoken narrative | 第28页 |
| 5. Summary | 第28-30页 |
| Chapter 4 Research Methodology | 第30-36页 |
| 1. Introduction | 第30页 |
| 2. Methodology in data collection | 第30-33页 |
| ·What is focus group | 第31-32页 |
| ·General description of my focus group | 第32-33页 |
| 3. Methodology in data analysis | 第33-36页 |
| ·The discourse-historical approach | 第33-34页 |
| ·Analytical categories | 第34-36页 |
| Chapter 5 Textual Analysis and Findings | 第36-54页 |
| 1. Introduction | 第36页 |
| 2. Analysis on discursive strategies | 第36-52页 |
| ·Constructive strategy | 第37-40页 |
| ·Recontextualization of literary texts | 第37-39页 |
| ·Representation of romantic symbols and formality of courting | 第39-40页 |
| ·Preservative strategy | 第40-43页 |
| ·Destructive strategy | 第43-46页 |
| ·Transformative strategy | 第46-52页 |
| ·Transforming married life into economic needs | 第46-49页 |
| ·Transforming people's identity in love relationship | 第49-52页 |
| 3. Summary | 第52-54页 |
| Chapter 6 Discussion and Implications | 第54-67页 |
| 1. Introduction | 第54页 |
| 2. Romantic intimacy: a grand narrative for female | 第54-61页 |
| ·Romance as a genre in modern China | 第55-57页 |
| ·The role of romance in women's life | 第57-59页 |
| ·The construction of collective female identity | 第59-61页 |
| 3. Transformation of romantic intimacy in consumer society | 第61-67页 |
| ·Construction of romantic formality | 第61-63页 |
| ·Entanglement of economic discourse in love and marriage | 第63-67页 |
| Chapter 7 Conclusion | 第67-69页 |
| Bibliography | 第69-73页 |
| Transcript of the Group Discussion | 第73-81页 |
