| Acknowledgements | 第1-6页 |
| Abstract | 第6-8页 |
| 中文摘要 | 第8-10页 |
| Table of Contents | 第10-13页 |
| List of Abbreviations | 第13-14页 |
| List of Tables | 第14-15页 |
| Chapter One Introduction | 第15-18页 |
| ·Overview | 第15页 |
| ·Need for the study | 第15-16页 |
| ·Significance of the study | 第16页 |
| ·Structure of the thesis | 第16-18页 |
| Chapter Two Literature Review | 第18-30页 |
| ·Concepts of stance | 第18-22页 |
| ·Definition of stance | 第18-19页 |
| ·Terms related to stance | 第19-22页 |
| ·Classification of stance markers | 第22-25页 |
| ·Lexical classification | 第22页 |
| ·Grammatical classification | 第22-23页 |
| ·Semantic classification | 第23-25页 |
| ·Previous empirical studies on stance markers | 第25-29页 |
| ·Stance markers studies abroad | 第25-27页 |
| ·Stance markers studies at home | 第27-29页 |
| ·Summary | 第29-30页 |
| Chapter Three Methodology | 第30-40页 |
| ·Research questions | 第30-31页 |
| ·Materials | 第31-32页 |
| ·Oral English part | 第31-32页 |
| ·Written English part | 第32页 |
| ·Instruments | 第32-33页 |
| ·Data analysis | 第33-39页 |
| ·Data preparation | 第33-34页 |
| ·Data analyzing procedures | 第34-39页 |
| ·Summary | 第39-40页 |
| Chapter Four Results and Discussion | 第40-54页 |
| ·General characteristics of use of stance markers by English majors in their oral and written compositions | 第40-43页 |
| ·Frequency of use and distribution of types of stance markers in their oral compositions | 第40-42页 |
| ·Frequency of use and distribution of types of stance markers in their oral compositions | 第42-43页 |
| ·Differences in the use of stance markers by the learners across their oral and writtencompositions | 第43-47页 |
| ·Differences in the frequency of use of stance markers by the learners across their oral and written compositions | 第44页 |
| ·Differences in the distribution of types of stance markers by the learners across their oral and written compositions | 第44-47页 |
| ·Differences in the use of stance markers by the learners of different levels in both of their oral and written compositions | 第47-52页 |
| ·Differences in the use of stance markers across the learners of different levels in their oral compositions | 第47-50页 |
| ·Differences in the use of stance markers across the learners of different levels in their written compositions | 第50-52页 |
| ·Summary | 第52-54页 |
| Chapter Five Conclusion | 第54-58页 |
| ·Major findings | 第54-55页 |
| ·Pedagogical implications | 第55-56页 |
| ·Limitations of the study | 第56页 |
| ·Suggestions recommended for future research | 第56-58页 |
| References | 第58-60页 |
| Appendix Ⅰ Transcripts of Some Oral Sample Cases | 第60-63页 |
| Appendix Ⅱ Transcripts of Some Written Sample Cases | 第63-66页 |
