| ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS | 第1-5页 |
| Abstract in Chinese | 第5-7页 |
| Abstract in English | 第7-11页 |
| 1.Introduction | 第11-15页 |
| ·Research background | 第11-12页 |
| ·Historical background of TV talk shows | 第11-12页 |
| ·The definition and classifications of TV talk shows | 第12页 |
| ·Aims and significance of the study | 第12-13页 |
| ·Methodology and data description for this study | 第13-14页 |
| ·The Organization of the thesis | 第14-15页 |
| 2.Literature Review | 第15-20页 |
| ·Previous studies of TV talk shows abroad | 第15-18页 |
| ·Previous studies of TV talk shows in China | 第18-19页 |
| ·A brief comment on the previous research | 第19-20页 |
| 3.Theoretical Framework | 第20-31页 |
| ·Some universal pragmatic principles | 第20-24页 |
| ·Grice's theory of implicature | 第20-23页 |
| ·Brown and Levinson's Theory of Politeness | 第23-24页 |
| ·The Principle of Goal-Direction | 第24-29页 |
| ·Previous studies on goal-directedness in human action | 第25-26页 |
| ·Theoretical basis of the Principle of Goal-Direction | 第26-27页 |
| ·Important aspects of the Principle of Goal-Direction | 第27-28页 |
| ·Goal and discourse strategies | 第28-29页 |
| ·The theoretical framework of the present study | 第29-31页 |
| 4.A Goal Analysis of Discourse Strategies in TV Talk Show | 第31-49页 |
| ·Analysis of goal relationship in TV talk show | 第31-33页 |
| ·The institutional goals of the talk show | 第33页 |
| ·The discourse strategies of the host | 第33-43页 |
| ·Micro perspective | 第33-41页 |
| ·Macro perspective | 第41-43页 |
| ·The discourse strategies of the guest | 第43-49页 |
| ·Shifting the topic | 第43-44页 |
| ·Providing over-informative responses | 第44-45页 |
| ·Using rhetorical questions | 第45-47页 |
| ·Providing inadequate information | 第47-49页 |
| 5.Conclusion | 第49-51页 |
| ·Summary | 第49-50页 |
| ·Limitations of the present study | 第50页 |
| ·Suggestions for further research | 第50-51页 |
| Bibliography | 第51-54页 |
| Appendix 1 | 第54页 |
