| Abstract | 第1-10页 |
| 内容摘要 | 第10-13页 |
| Chapter One Introduction | 第13-16页 |
| ·Significance of Studies on Discourse Markers | 第13-15页 |
| ·Domain of the Dissertation | 第15-16页 |
| Chapter Two An Overview of Studies on Discourse Markers | 第16-31页 |
| ·General History of Studies on Discourse Markers | 第16-19页 |
| ·Semantic-Pragmatic Studies on Discourse Markers | 第17-18页 |
| ·Cognitive-Pragmatic Studies on Discourse Markers | 第18-19页 |
| ·Definition of Discourse Markers | 第19-21页 |
| ·Pragmatic Approaches to Discourse Markers | 第21-29页 |
| ·Schiffrin's Approach to Discourse Markers | 第21-23页 |
| ·Fraser's Approach to Discourse Markers | 第23-26页 |
| ·Blakemore's Approach to Discourse Markers | 第26-29页 |
| ·Summary | 第29-31页 |
| Chapter Three Relevance Theory and Utterance Interpretation | 第31-42页 |
| ·Human Communication | 第31-34页 |
| ·Ostensive-Inferential Communication | 第34-35页 |
| ·The Principle of Relevance | 第35-39页 |
| ·Interpretation of Implicature | 第39-41页 |
| ·Summary | 第41-42页 |
| Chapter Four Discourse Markers and Utterance Interpretation | 第42-61页 |
| ·Cognitive-Psychological Motivations for Using Discourse Markers | 第42-48页 |
| ·Utterance Production and Pragmatic Constraints | 第44-46页 |
| ·Utterance Interpretation and Pragmatic Constraints | 第46-48页 |
| ·Pragmatic Functions of Discourse Markers | 第48-54页 |
| ·Indicating Relationships Between Utterance and Context | 第48-51页 |
| ·Contributing to Coherence in Discourse | 第51-54页 |
| ·Classifications of Discourse Markers | 第54-60页 |
| ·Discourse Markers Introducing Contextual Implications | 第54-55页 |
| ·Discourse Markers Strengthening Existing Assumptions | 第55-57页 |
| ·Discourse Markers Introducing Denials | 第57-58页 |
| ·Discourse Markers Specifying the Roles of Utterances | 第58-60页 |
| ·Summary | 第60-61页 |
| Chapter Five Sample Analyses | 第61-80页 |
| ·Well in Turn-by-Turn Conversation | 第61-67页 |
| ·Well as a Mental-State Interjection | 第62-63页 |
| ·Pragmatic Functions of Well | 第63-67页 |
| ·Expressing Uncommunicated Information | 第64-65页 |
| ·Expressing Polite Manner of Speaking | 第65-67页 |
| ·Expressing Understanding,Agreement or Concession | 第67页 |
| ·Well in Oral Narrative | 第67-71页 |
| ·Well as an Organizational Discourse Marker | 第68-69页 |
| ·Well Contributing to Overall Organization | 第69-71页 |
| ·But in Turn-by-Turn Conversation | 第71-75页 |
| ·But and Its Connective Function | 第72-74页 |
| ·But and Its Contrastive Function | 第74-75页 |
| ·But in Oral Narrative | 第75-79页 |
| ·But as an Organizational Discourse Marker | 第75-77页 |
| ·But Contributing to Overall Organization | 第77-79页 |
| ·Summary | 第79-80页 |
| Chapter Six Conclusions | 第80-84页 |
| Bibliography | 第84-87页 |
