| Chapter 1 Introduction | 第1-19页 |
| ·Research Orientation and Questions | 第14页 |
| ·Rationale of the Study | 第14-16页 |
| ·Objectives of the Study | 第16页 |
| ·Definitions for Two Terms in the Study | 第16-17页 |
| ·Organization of the Study | 第17-19页 |
| Chapter 2 Literature Review | 第19-39页 |
| ·Introduction | 第19页 |
| ·Classifications of Questions and Their Functions | 第19-24页 |
| ·Grammarians' Categories of Questions | 第19-20页 |
| ·Q-type Questions and N-type Questions | 第20-21页 |
| ·Strong/Weak Interrogation and Non-Interrogation | 第21-22页 |
| ·Answer-, Information-, Action- and Mental Response-Elicitation Questions | 第22-23页 |
| ·Taxonomy of Question Functions | 第23-24页 |
| ·Functions of Non-Standard Questions | 第24-32页 |
| ·Argumentative Functions of Non-standard Questions in Talk Shows | 第24-27页 |
| ·Functions of Rhetorical Questions | 第27-30页 |
| ·Disagreement Expressed by Opposing Questions | 第30-32页 |
| ·Mapping Particular Functions onto Interrogatives | 第32-35页 |
| ·Speech Acts Embodied in Yes/No Questions | 第32-34页 |
| ·Assertion Conveyed by Negative Interrogatives | 第34-35页 |
| ·Summary | 第35-39页 |
| Chapter 3 Theoretical Framework for the Present Study | 第39-48页 |
| ·Introduction | 第39页 |
| ·A Brief Sketch of Verschueren's Linguistic Adaptation Theory | 第39-45页 |
| ·Making Choices | 第40-41页 |
| ·Three Properties of Language—Variability, Negotiability and Adaptability | 第41-43页 |
| ·Four Angles of Investigation—Context, Structure, Dynamics and Salience | 第43-45页 |
| ·A Conceptual Framework for Analyzing TV Feature Interview Questions | 第45-46页 |
| ·Summary | 第46-48页 |
| Chapter 4 Functions of N-type Questions in TV Feature Interviews | 第48-60页 |
| ·Introduction | 第48页 |
| ·The Data | 第48-50页 |
| ·Categorization of N-Type Questions in the Data | 第50-58页 |
| ·The Position Taking Category | 第52-54页 |
| ·The Conversation Extending Category | 第54-56页 |
| ·The Empathy Arousing Category | 第56-57页 |
| ·The Information Checking Category | 第57-58页 |
| ·Summary | 第58-60页 |
| Chapter 5 Interpersonal Correlates Influencing Use of N-type Questions | 第60-76页 |
| ·Introduction | 第60页 |
| ·Institutional Roles of Language Users in TV Feature Interviews | 第60-67页 |
| ·The Interviewer's Role | 第61-64页 |
| ·The Interviewee's Role | 第64-65页 |
| ·The Audience's Role | 第65-67页 |
| ·Power Distribution | 第67-70页 |
| ·Institutional Power | 第67-68页 |
| ·Contextual Power | 第68-70页 |
| ·Politeness Strategies | 第70-75页 |
| ·Building Up Solidarity | 第71-73页 |
| ·Redressing of Unfavorable Communicative Ends | 第73-75页 |
| ·Summary | 第75-76页 |
| Chapter 6 Negotiation for Power in Conversation Extension | 第76-86页 |
| ·Introduction | 第76-77页 |
| ·The IR's Maneuver of Institutional Power | 第77-82页 |
| ·Initiation of New Topics | 第77-79页 |
| ·Focus Controlling | 第79-82页 |
| ·The IE's Struggle for Power Balance | 第82-85页 |
| ·Topical Maintenance | 第82-84页 |
| ·Focus Shifting | 第84-85页 |
| ·Summary | 第85-86页 |
| Chapter 7 Conclusions | 第86-89页 |
| ·Introduction | 第86页 |
| ·Summary of the Major Findings | 第86-87页 |
| ·Implications of the Study | 第87页 |
| ·Limitations of the Study | 第87-88页 |
| ·Suggestions for Future Research | 第88-89页 |
| Bibliography | 第89-91页 |
