| Acknowledgements | 第5-6页 |
| Abstract | 第6-8页 |
| 摘要 | 第9-14页 |
| List of Abbreviations | 第14-15页 |
| Chapter One Introduction | 第15-21页 |
| 1.1 Research Background | 第15-17页 |
| 1.2 Objective of the Study and Research Questions | 第17-18页 |
| 1.3 Significance of the Research | 第18-19页 |
| 1.4 Organization of the Thesis | 第19-21页 |
| Chapter Two Literature Review | 第21-36页 |
| 2.1 Studies on Identity and Its Construction | 第21-29页 |
| 2.1.1 Definition of Identity | 第21-23页 |
| 2.1.2 Approaches to Identity and Its Construction | 第23-27页 |
| 2.1.3 Discourse and Identity Construction | 第27-29页 |
| 2.2 Studies on Doctor-Patient Conversation | 第29-34页 |
| 2.2.1 Studies Abroad | 第29-32页 |
| 2.2.2 Studies at Home | 第32-34页 |
| 2.3 Achievements and Limitations of Previous Studies | 第34-35页 |
| 2.4 Summary | 第35-36页 |
| Chapter Three Theoretical Framework | 第36-46页 |
| 3.1 Language Use as Making Linguistic Choice | 第36-37页 |
| 3.2 Properties of Language for Making Linguistic Choice | 第37-38页 |
| 3.3 Four Tasks of Investigation in Adaptation Theory | 第38-42页 |
| 3.3.1 Contextual Correlates of Adaptability | 第38-39页 |
| 3.3.2 Structural Objects of Adaptability | 第39-40页 |
| 3.3.3 Dynamics of Adaptability | 第40页 |
| 3.3.4 Salience of the Adaptation Process | 第40-42页 |
| 3.4 Linguistic Adaptation Theory and Identity Construction | 第42-44页 |
| 3.5 Summary | 第44-46页 |
| Chapter Four Research Methodology | 第46-54页 |
| 4.1 Research Hypotheses | 第46-47页 |
| 4.2 Research Site and Subjects | 第47-48页 |
| 4.3 Research Methods | 第48-49页 |
| 4.4 Data Collection | 第49-50页 |
| 4.5 Data Description and Analysis | 第50-53页 |
| 4.6 Summary | 第53-54页 |
| Chapter Five Results and Discussion | 第54-98页 |
| 5.1 Doctors’ Multi-identity Construction in Two Clinics | 第54-71页 |
| 5.1.1 Identity as an Authority/Expert | 第54-62页 |
| 5.1.2 Identity as a Companion | 第62-66页 |
| 5.1.3 Identity as a Listener and as a Mentor | 第66-71页 |
| 5.2 Working Mechanism of Doctors’ Identity Construction | 第71-88页 |
| 5.2.1 Adaptation to Physical World | 第71-75页 |
| 5.2.2 Adaptation to Social World | 第75-81页 |
| 5.2.3 Adaptation to Mental World | 第81-88页 |
| 5.3 Strategies of Identity Construction | 第88-95页 |
| 5.3.1 Similar Strategies in MWM and TCM Clinics | 第88-91页 |
| 5.3.2 Different Strategies in MWM and TCM Clinics | 第91-95页 |
| 5.4 Summary | 第95-98页 |
| Chapter Six Conclusion | 第98-103页 |
| 6.1 Major Findings | 第98-100页 |
| 6.2 Implications | 第100-101页 |
| 6.3 Limitations and Suggestions for Further Study | 第101-103页 |
| References | 第103-110页 |
| Appendices | 第110-121页 |
| Publications | 第121页 |
