| 摘要 | 第1-6页 |
| ABSTRACT | 第6-12页 |
| Chapter 1 Introduction | 第12-17页 |
| ·The Study of Conversation | 第12-14页 |
| ·Significance of the Study | 第14-15页 |
| ·Objectives of the Study | 第15-16页 |
| ·Layout of the Thesis | 第16-17页 |
| Chapter 2 Literature Review | 第17-32页 |
| ·Conversation Analysis | 第17-19页 |
| ·Origin and Historical Development of Conversation Analysis | 第17-18页 |
| ·Units of Conversation Description | 第18-19页 |
| ·Conversational Repair | 第19-23页 |
| ·Definitions of Repair | 第20-21页 |
| ·Correction, Error and Repair | 第21-23页 |
| ·Repair Types | 第23-26页 |
| ·Placements of Repair Initiation | 第26-28页 |
| ·Placements of Self-initiation | 第26-27页 |
| ·Placement of Other-initiation | 第27-28页 |
| ·Initiator Techniques | 第28-30页 |
| ·Techniques of Self-initiation and Other-initiation | 第28-29页 |
| ·Preference Structure | 第29-30页 |
| ·Further Developments at Home and Abroad | 第30-32页 |
| Chapter 3 Methodology | 第32-40页 |
| ·Data Collection | 第32-37页 |
| ·Discussion of American Television Talk | 第32-34页 |
| ·Sample Selection | 第34-37页 |
| ·Research Methods | 第37-40页 |
| Chapter 4 Analysis and Discussion | 第40-65页 |
| ·Repair Types | 第40-45页 |
| ·Placements of Initiations | 第45-53页 |
| ·Placements of Initiation for Self-initiated Self-repair | 第45-49页 |
| ·Placement of Initiation for Other-initiated Self-repair | 第49-50页 |
| ·Placement of Initiation for Other-initiated Other-repair | 第50-51页 |
| ·Placements of Initiation for Self-initiated Other-repair | 第51-53页 |
| ·Initiator Techniques | 第53-64页 |
| ·Initiator Techniques for Self-initiated Self-repair | 第53-56页 |
| ·Initiator Techniques for Other-initiated Self-repair | 第56-60页 |
| ·Initiator Techniques for Other-initiated Other-repair | 第60-63页 |
| ·Initiator Techniques for Self-initiated Other-repair | 第63-64页 |
| ·Summary | 第64-65页 |
| Chapter 5 Conclusion | 第65-68页 |
| ·Major Findings | 第65页 |
| ·Limitations | 第65-66页 |
| ·Implications and Suggestions for Further Study | 第66-68页 |
| References | 第68-72页 |
| Acknowledgement | 第72-73页 |
| Resume | 第73-74页 |
