| Abstract | 第1-10页 |
| 内容摘要 | 第10-13页 |
| Chapter One Introduction | 第13-19页 |
| 1．1 Rationale for the Research | 第14-15页 |
| 1．2 Data for Analyses | 第15-17页 |
| 1．3 Objectives of the Present Study | 第17-18页 |
| 1．4 Layout of the Thesis | 第18-19页 |
| Chapter Two Looking Backward and Forward | 第19-37页 |
| 2．1 Classification and Related Concepts | 第19-23页 |
| 2．1．1 Types of Modality | 第21-22页 |
| 2．1．2 Modality and Related Concepts | 第22-23页 |
| 2．2 Previous Approaches to Modality | 第23-32页 |
| 2．2．1 Lyons' View on Modality | 第23-25页 |
| 2．2．2 Radford's View on Modality | 第25-27页 |
| 2．2．3 Halliday's View on Modality | 第27-30页 |
| 2．2．4 Limitations of the Previous Studies on Modality | 第30-32页 |
| 2．3 Verschueren's Linguistic Adaptation Theory | 第32-35页 |
| 2．4 Description of the Proposed Model | 第35-37页 |
| Chapter Three Use of Modality and Linguistic Choice Making | 第37-45页 |
| 3．1 Communication and Linguistic Choice Making | 第37-38页 |
| 3．2 Use of Modality as a Process of Linguistic Choice Making | 第38-40页 |
| 3．3 Variability of the Use of Modality | 第40-41页 |
| 3．4 Negotiability of the Use of Modality | 第41-42页 |
| 3．5 Use of Modality as Realization of Linguistic Adaptation | 第42-45页 |
| Chapter Four Use of Modality as Adaptation for the Language-internal Reason:Adaptation to Reality of Linguistic Rules | 第45-60页 |
| 4．1 Reality of linguistic Rules | 第45-46页 |
| 4．2 Analyses | 第46-60页 |
| 4．2．1 Adaptation Concerning Tense | 第47-51页 |
| 4．2．2 Adaptation Concerning Negation | 第51-60页 |
| 4．2．2．1 Scope of Negation | 第52-57页 |
| 4．2．2．2 Suppletion | 第57-60页 |
| Chapter Five Use of Modality as Adaptation for Language-external Reasons | 第60-79页 |
| 5．1 Use of Modality as Adaptation to Social Constraints | 第60-69页 |
| 5．1．1 Social Constraints | 第60-64页 |
| 5．1．1．1 Culture and Language | 第61-62页 |
| 5．1．1．2 Politeness and Face | 第62-64页 |
| 5．1．2 Analyses | 第64-69页 |
| 5．1．2．1 Negative Politeness | 第64-67页 |
| 5．1．2．2 Positive Politeness | 第67-68页 |
| 5．1．2．3 Off Record | 第68-69页 |
| 5．2 Use of Modality as Adaptation to Psychological Motivations | 第69-79页 |
| 5．2．1 Psychological Motivations | 第69-70页 |
| 5．2．2 Analyses | 第70-79页 |
| 5．2．2．1 Modality Used as Irony Creating Strategy | 第70-71页 |
| 5．2．2．2 Modality Used as Mitigation Strategy | 第71-72页 |
| 5．2．2．3 Modality Used as Humor Creating Strategy | 第72-73页 |
| 5．2．2．4 Modality Used as Performative Strategy | 第73-75页 |
| 5．2．2．5 Modality Used as Strategy to Indicate Communicators' Attitudes to the Truth-content of the Sentence | 第75-79页 |
| Chapter Six Use of Modality and Metapragmatic Awareness | 第79-89页 |
| 6．1 Salience and Metapragmatic Awareness | 第80-83页 |
| 6．2 Functioning of Metapragmatic Awareness in the Use of Modality | 第83-89页 |
| 6．2．1 Anchoring | 第83-85页 |
| 6．2．2 Reflexive Conceptualization | 第85-89页 |
| Chapter Seven Conclusions | 第89-93页 |
| 7．1 Major Findings in This Study | 第89-91页 |
| 7．2 Limitations of This Study and Suggestions for Future Researches | 第91-93页 |
| Bibliography | 第93-98页 |
