| 摘要 | 第1-4页 |
| Abstract | 第4-8页 |
| Chapter One Introduction | 第8-12页 |
| ·Motivation for the present study | 第8-9页 |
| ·Significance of the present study | 第9-10页 |
| ·Methodology of the present study | 第10页 |
| ·Objectives of the present study | 第10-11页 |
| ·Organization of the present study | 第11-12页 |
| Chapter Two Literature Review | 第12-22页 |
| ·Definitions of DMs | 第12-13页 |
| ·Classifications of DMs | 第13-15页 |
| ·Functions of DMs | 第15-16页 |
| ·Approaches to DMs | 第16-21页 |
| ·Coherence-based approach | 第17-18页 |
| ·Grammatical-pragmatic approach | 第18-19页 |
| ·Cognitive-pragmatic approach | 第19-21页 |
| ·Study on DMs in American presidents' inaugural addresses | 第21-22页 |
| Chapter Three Theoretical Framework | 第22-32页 |
| ·Relevance Theory | 第22-24页 |
| ·Adaptation Theory | 第24-27页 |
| ·Adaptation-Relevance Model | 第27-32页 |
| Chapter Four Study on DMs in American Presidents' InauguralAddresses based on the Adaptation-Relevance Model | 第32-51页 |
| ·American presidents' inaugural addresses and DMs | 第32-33页 |
| ·Quantitative analysis of DMs in American presidents' inaugural addresses | 第33-36页 |
| ·Analysis on DMs in American presidents' inaugural addresses based on theAdaptation-Relevance Model | 第36-41页 |
| ·Linguistic choice-making | 第36-37页 |
| ·Adaptation process | 第37-39页 |
| ·Relevance presumption | 第39-40页 |
| ·Strategy-choosing process | 第40-41页 |
| ·Functions of DMs in American presidents' inaugural addresses based on theAdaptation-Relevance Model | 第41-51页 |
| ·Elaborative DMs | 第42-43页 |
| ·Contrastive DMs | 第43-45页 |
| ·Temporal DMs | 第45-46页 |
| ·Inferential DMs | 第46-47页 |
| ·Self-assessment DMs | 第47-48页 |
| ·Deference DMs | 第48-51页 |
| Chapter Five Conclusion | 第51-55页 |
| ·Findings and implications | 第51-54页 |
| ·Limitations and suggestions for further research | 第54-55页 |
| References | 第55-58页 |
| Acknowledgements | 第58-59页 |
| 攻读硕士学位期间的研究成果 | 第59页 |
