| Abstract | 第1-5页 |
| 摘要 | 第5-8页 |
| Chapter One Introduction | 第8-11页 |
| ·Research Background | 第8-9页 |
| ·Necessity of the Study | 第9页 |
| ·Research Questions | 第9-10页 |
| ·The Organization of the Thesis | 第10-11页 |
| Chapter Two Review of Literature | 第11-27页 |
| ·Conversation Analysis | 第11-12页 |
| ·Two aspects of Conversation Structure | 第12-18页 |
| ·Overall Organization | 第12-13页 |
| ·Local Organization | 第13-18页 |
| ·Gender Differences in Language | 第18-23页 |
| ·Gender Differences in Topic Choice and Topic Control | 第19页 |
| ·Gender Differences in Intonation | 第19-20页 |
| ·Gender Differences in Interruption | 第20页 |
| ·Amount of Talk in Cross-sex Conversation | 第20-21页 |
| ·Two Main Reasons Causing the Gender Differences | 第21-23页 |
| ·Previous Relevant Studies | 第23-27页 |
| ·Studies on Doctor-patient Conversations | 第23-25页 |
| ·Studies on Gender Differences | 第25-27页 |
| Chapter Three Methodology | 第27-31页 |
| ·Subjects | 第27页 |
| ·Data Collection | 第27-28页 |
| ·Procedure | 第27页 |
| ·Transcription | 第27-28页 |
| ·Data analysis | 第28-31页 |
| Chapter Four Results and Discussion | 第31-45页 |
| ·Results of Gender Differences in Medical Language Use | 第31-36页 |
| ·Gender Differences in Question Intonation | 第31-33页 |
| ·Gender Differences in Interruption | 第33-35页 |
| ·Gender Differences in Amount of Talk in Cross-sex Conversation | 第35-36页 |
| ·Results of Gender Differences in Conversation Structure | 第36-45页 |
| ·Gender Differences in Opening and Closing | 第37-40页 |
| ·Gender Differences in Turn-taking System | 第40-45页 |
| Chapter Five Conclusion | 第45-48页 |
| ·Major Findings and the Significance of the Study | 第45-47页 |
| ·Limitations of the Study and Suggestions for Future Research | 第47-48页 |
| References | 第48-51页 |
| Appendix I | 第51-52页 |
| AppendixⅡ | 第52-55页 |
| Acknowledgements | 第55页 |
