| 摘要 | 第1-6页 |
| Abstract | 第6-9页 |
| Chapter 1 Introduction | 第9-12页 |
| ·The Purpose and Significance of the Study | 第9-10页 |
| ·Layout of the Study | 第10-12页 |
| Chapter 2 Literature Review and Theoretical Basis | 第12-24页 |
| ·Literature Review | 第12-21页 |
| ·Theoretical Basis | 第21-23页 |
| ·Summary | 第23-24页 |
| Chapter 3 Analysis of Reporting Verbs (quotative) | 第24-32页 |
| ·Types of Reporting Verbs | 第24-25页 |
| ·Functions of Reporting Verbs | 第25-27页 |
| ·Application of Reporting Verbs | 第27-30页 |
| ·Summary | 第30-32页 |
| Chapter 4 Analysis of Quotative be like from the Perspective of Sociolinguistics | 第32-50页 |
| ·A Brief Introduction to New Quotative Verbs | 第32-37页 |
| ·Analysis on the Quotative be like from the Perspective of Variation Theory | 第37-49页 |
| ·Gender | 第38-42页 |
| ·Content of the Quote | 第42-44页 |
| ·Socio-economic Status | 第44-46页 |
| ·Speaker age | 第46-49页 |
| ·Summary | 第49-50页 |
| Chapter 5 Conclusion | 第50-52页 |
| ·The Major Findings | 第50-51页 |
| ·The Limitations of the Study | 第51页 |
| ·Suggestions for Future Study | 第51-52页 |
| References | 第52-57页 |
| Acknowledgements | 第57页 |
