| Acknowledgements | 第1-4页 |
| Abstract | 第4-5页 |
| 内容摘要 | 第5-6页 |
| A List of Tables | 第6-10页 |
| Chapter One—Introduction | 第10-13页 |
| 1. The Origin of the Study | 第10页 |
| 2. An Introduction to the Thesis | 第10-12页 |
| 3. The Structure of the Thesis | 第12-13页 |
| Chapter Two—Theoretical Framework: A Literature Review | 第13-21页 |
| 1. Background | 第13页 |
| 2. The Analysis of Medical Consultations | 第13-15页 |
| 3. Discourse Study | 第15-18页 |
| ·Discourse | 第15页 |
| ·Discourse Analysis | 第15-16页 |
| ·Critical Discourse Analysis | 第16-18页 |
| 4. Language, Culture and Cultural differences | 第18-21页 |
| Chapter Three—Understanding TCM Discourse from the Perspective of Language Philosophy | 第21-30页 |
| 1. Introduction | 第21页 |
| 2. How to Understand TCM from the Perspective of Language | 第21-23页 |
| 3. Philosophical Interpretation | 第23-30页 |
| ·TCM Language with the Referents Absent | 第23-26页 |
| ·Language Propositions as Elucidations | 第26-27页 |
| ·Intelligibility but Not Rationality | 第27-28页 |
| ·Uniqueness and Wholeness | 第28-30页 |
| Chapter Four—Research Process and Methodology | 第30-35页 |
| 1. Introduction | 第30页 |
| 2. Data Collection in the Research Process | 第30-33页 |
| 3. Data Analysis | 第33页 |
| 4. The Analytical Framework | 第33-35页 |
| Chapter Five —Results of Ethnographic Inquiry and Its Discourse Analysis | 第35-60页 |
| 1. Introduction | 第35-36页 |
| 2. The Order of Discourse | 第36-59页 |
| ·TCM Clinical Practice | 第36-53页 |
| ·Analysis of Two Clinical Conversations | 第36-45页 |
| ·The Generic Elements of TCM Diagnosis and the Transformations | 第45-50页 |
| ·Treating Insomnia with TCM: Case Ⅰ | 第50-52页 |
| ·Treating Insomnia with TCM: Case Ⅱ | 第52-53页 |
| ·TCM Research | 第53-57页 |
| ·TCM Education | 第57-59页 |
| 3. Summary | 第59-60页 |
| Chapter Six—Implications and Conclusion | 第60-67页 |
| 1. Implications for Understanding the Colonization of TCM Discourse | 第60-63页 |
| 2. Implications for Understanding the Current Situation of Other Traditional Chinese Discourses | 第63-65页 |
| 3. Reflections on This Study | 第65-67页 |
| Bibliography | 第67-73页 |
| Appendices | 第73-100页 |
| Appendix Ⅰ: Transcription Conventions | 第74-75页 |
| Appendix Ⅱ: Extract of the Interview with the Senior TCM Doctor | 第75-76页 |
| Appendix Ⅲ: Extract of a Random Talk with My Mother at Home | 第76-79页 |
| Appendix Ⅳ: | 第79-86页 |
| Clinical Conversation Ⅰ: Treating Canker Sore with WSM | 第79-82页 |
| Clinical Conversation Ⅱ: Treating Canker Sore with TCM | 第82-86页 |
| Appendix Ⅴ: Treating Insomnia with TCM: Case Ⅰ | 第86-88页 |
| Appendix Ⅵ: Treating Insomnia with TCM: Case Ⅱ | 第88-91页 |
| Appendix Ⅶ: A Case Report of Treating Chroni Lymphocytic Leukemia with TCM | 第91-92页 |
| Appendix Ⅷ: The Research of Chinese Herbal Medicine: the Audio-recording from Guilin Jiqi Pharmaceutical Corporation | 第92-96页 |
| Appendix Ⅸ: Curriculum Schedule for Students of TCM | 第96-98页 |
| Appendix Ⅹ: "中药天然成分库" 解读中医药疗效之谜 | 第98-99页 |
| Appendix Ⅺ: 中外合作: 让传统中医药 "说" 起现代医学语言 | 第99-100页 |
| Appendix Ⅻ: Published Works | 第100页 |
