| 摘要 | 第1-7页 |
| Abstract | 第7-9页 |
| List of Tables and Figures | 第9-11页 |
| Contents | 第11-13页 |
| Chapter 1 Introduction | 第13-17页 |
| ·A Brief Introduction on Evidendtiality | 第13-14页 |
| ·Backgrounds and Objectives of the Research | 第14-15页 |
| ·Organization of the Thesis | 第15-17页 |
| Chapter 2 Literature Review | 第17-29页 |
| ·Review of Related Studies on Evidentiality | 第17-22页 |
| ·Chafe's View on Evidentiality | 第17-19页 |
| ·Aikhenvald's View on Evidentiality | 第19-21页 |
| ·Mushin's View on Evidentiality | 第21-22页 |
| ·Review of Related Studies on Evidentiality in Discourses | 第22-23页 |
| ·Theoretical Backgrounds | 第23-29页 |
| ·Genre | 第23-26页 |
| ·Interpersonal Function of Evidentiality | 第26-29页 |
| Chapter 3 Methodology | 第29-36页 |
| ·Classification of Evidentials in English RAs in this Study | 第29-34页 |
| ·Sensory Evidentials | 第30-31页 |
| ·Reporting Evidentials | 第31-32页 |
| ·Inferring Evidentials | 第32-34页 |
| ·Procedures for Data Collection | 第34-35页 |
| ·Corpora Used in the Present Study | 第34页 |
| ·Selection Criteria for the Data | 第34-35页 |
| ·Procedures for Data Analysis | 第35-36页 |
| Chapter 4 Lexical Realizations of Evidentials in English RAs in both Corpora | 第36-46页 |
| ·Lexical Realizations of Sensory Evidentials | 第37-39页 |
| ·Lexical Realizations of Reporting Evidentials | 第39-42页 |
| ·Lexical Realizations of Inferring Evidentials | 第42-45页 |
| ·Summary | 第45-46页 |
| Chapter 5 The Use of Evidentiality in English RAs by the Native and Chinese Scholars | 第46-64页 |
| ·Distribution of Three Types of Evidentials in English RAs in both Corpora | 第46-58页 |
| ·Overall Distribution of Three Types of Evidentials in English RAs | 第46-49页 |
| ·Distribution of Sensory Evidentials in English RAs | 第49-50页 |
| ·Distribution of Reporting Evidentials in English RAs | 第50-54页 |
| ·Distribution of Inferring Evidentials in English RAs | 第54-58页 |
| ·Differences of the Distribution of Evidentials in English RAs in both Corpora | 第58-60页 |
| ·Potential Causes for the Differences | 第60-63页 |
| ·Summary | 第63-64页 |
| Chapter 6 Conclusion | 第64-69页 |
| ·Major Findings of this Study | 第64-65页 |
| ·Significance of this Study | 第65-67页 |
| ·Limitations of this Study and Suggestions for Further Research | 第67-69页 |
| Bibliography | 第69-72页 |
| Acknowledgements | 第72-73页 |
| 攻读硕士学位期间发表的论文 | 第73页 |
| Publication while Registered with the MA Program | 第73-74页 |
| Appendix Data Sources | 第74-80页 |
