| 内容提要 | 第4-5页 |
| Synopsis | 第5-6页 |
| Chapter One Introduction | 第10-14页 |
| 1.1 Research Background | 第10-11页 |
| 1.2 Purpose and Significance of the Thesis | 第11-13页 |
| 1.3 Layout of the Thesis | 第13-14页 |
| Chapter Two Literature Review | 第14-31页 |
| 2.1 Introduction to Discourse Markers | 第14-20页 |
| 2.1.1 Terminology of Discourse Markers | 第15-16页 |
| 2.1.2 Characteristics of Discourse Markers | 第16-19页 |
| 2.1.3 Classification of Discourse Markers | 第19-20页 |
| 2.2 Previous Studies of Discourse Markers at Home andAbroad | 第20-27页 |
| 2.3 Earlier Studies of Discourse Marker Anyway | 第27-31页 |
| Chapter Three Theoretical Framework | 第31-44页 |
| 3.1 Introduction of Relevance Theory | 第31-36页 |
| 3.1.1 Principles of Relevance Theory | 第32-34页 |
| 3.1.2 Ostensive-Inferential Communication | 第34-35页 |
| 3.1.3 ContextualAssumptions | 第35-36页 |
| 3.2 ARelevance-TheoreticalAccount of Discourse Markers | 第36-41页 |
| 3.2.1 Discourse Markers and Cognitive Motivation | 第36-37页 |
| 3.2.2 Discourse Markers and Ostensive-Inferential Communication | 第37-39页 |
| 3.2.3 Discourse Markers and Contextual Effects | 第39-41页 |
| 3.3 Relevance Theory as a Theoretical Framework in This Study | 第41-44页 |
| Chapter Four Research Methodology | 第44-49页 |
| 4.1 Research Questions | 第44页 |
| 4.2 Data Collection | 第44-45页 |
| 4.3 Data Categorization | 第45-48页 |
| 4.4 Analytical Procedures | 第48-49页 |
| Chapter Five Results and Discussions | 第49-85页 |
| 5.1 General Description of Pragmatic Functions of Anyway in Desperate Housewives | 第49-54页 |
| 5.1.1 Commonly Used Function of Anyway in Desperate Housewives | 第51-53页 |
| 5.1.2 Seldom Used Function of Anyway in Desperate Housewives | 第53-54页 |
| 5.2 Realization of Pragmatic Functions of Anyway in Desperate Housewives | 第54-85页 |
| 5.2.1 Anyway as a Topic Change Marker | 第55-59页 |
| 5.2.2 Anyway as an Elaborative Marker | 第59-64页 |
| 5.2.3 Anyway as a Contrastive Marker | 第64-68页 |
| 5.2.4 Anyway as a Closing Marker | 第68-72页 |
| 5.2.5 Anyway as anAdditive Marker | 第72-77页 |
| 5.2.6 Anyway as a Correcting Marker | 第77-81页 |
| 5.2.7 Anyway as an Inferential Marker | 第81-85页 |
| Chapter Six Conclusion | 第85-89页 |
| 6.1 Major Findings | 第85-86页 |
| 6.2 Implications for This Thesis | 第86-87页 |
| 6.3 Limitations and Suggestions for Future Study | 第87-89页 |
| References | 第89-92页 |
| Appendix | 第92-93页 |
| 摘要 | 第93-96页 |
| Abstract | 第96-99页 |
| Acknowledgements | 第99页 |
