| ABSTRACT | 第3-4页 |
| 摘要 | 第5-8页 |
| Chapter One：Introduction | 第8-14页 |
| 1.1 Background of the Research | 第8-10页 |
| 1.2 Purpose | 第10-11页 |
| 1.3 Significance | 第11-12页 |
| 1.4 Organization of the Thesis | 第12-14页 |
| Chapter Two：Literature Review | 第14-28页 |
| 2.1 Discourse Markers | 第14-20页 |
| 2.2 Relationship between Gender and Language | 第20-22页 |
| 2.3 Research on Discourse Markers at Home and Abroad | 第22-28页 |
| Chapter Three：Methodology | 第28-34页 |
| 3.1 Data Collection | 第28-32页 |
| 3.2 Data Analysis | 第32-33页 |
| 3.3 Research Questions | 第33-34页 |
| Chapter Four：Analysis of the Research Results | 第34-62页 |
| 4.1 The Common Use of Discourse Markers in the Students’ Compositions | 第34-36页 |
| 4.2 Differences between Male and Female Students’ Use of Discourse Markers | 第36-41页 |
| 4.3 Differences in Choosing Words of Discourse Markers between Male and Female Students | 第41-62页 |
| 4.3.1 Differences in Making Use of Repetitive Markers | 第42-44页 |
| 4.3.2 Differences in Making Use of Emphatic Markers | 第44-48页 |
| 4.3.3 Differences in Making Use of Concessive Markers | 第48-50页 |
| 4.3.4 Differences in Making Use of Qualificatory Markers | 第50-51页 |
| 4.3.5 Differences in Making Use of Additional Markers | 第51-52页 |
| 4.3.6 Differences in Making Use of Causal Markers | 第52-54页 |
| 4.3.7 Differences in Making Use of Comparative Markers | 第54-55页 |
| 4.3.8 Differences in Making Use of Sequential Markers | 第55-57页 |
| 4.3.9 Differences in Making Use of Temporal Markers | 第57-58页 |
| 4.3.10 Differences in Making Use of Exemplifying Markers | 第58-59页 |
| 4.3.11 Differences in Making Use of Summative Markers | 第59-60页 |
| 4.3.12 Differences in Making Use of Equivalent Markers | 第60-61页 |
| 4.3.13 Differences in Making Use of Meaning Filters | 第61-62页 |
| Chapter Five：Conclusion | 第62-68页 |
| 5.1 Major Findings | 第62-64页 |
| 5.2 Implications | 第64-65页 |
| 5.3 Limitations | 第65-68页 |
| BIBLIOGRAPHY | 第68-72页 |
| APPENDIX Ⅰ | 第72-74页 |
| APPENDIXⅡ | 第74-76页 |
| ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS | 第76-78页 |
| PUBLISHED PAPERS | 第78页 |
