| 摘要 | 第1-9页 |
| Abstract | 第9-11页 |
| Chapter Ⅰ INTRODUCTION | 第11-16页 |
| ·Significance and Originality of This Study | 第11-13页 |
| ·Data Collection and Analysis | 第13-14页 |
| ·Frameword of the Thesis | 第14-16页 |
| Chapter Ⅱ LITERATURE REVIEW | 第16-35页 |
| ·The Study of Discourse Markers | 第16-29页 |
| ·Studies Abroad | 第17-26页 |
| ·Studies in China | 第26-29页 |
| ·Characteristics and Functions of Disocurse Markers | 第29-35页 |
| ·Universal Characteristics | 第29-32页 |
| ·Major Functions | 第32-35页 |
| Chapter Ⅲ THE ORETICAL FRAMEWORK | 第35-42页 |
| ·Meta-pragmatic Theory | 第35-39页 |
| ·Verschueren's Meta-pragmatic AwarenessTheory | 第35-37页 |
| ·The Relationshio between Meta-pragmatic Awareness Theory and Discourse Markers | 第37-39页 |
| ·Speech Act Theory | 第39-42页 |
| ·Speech Act and Illocutionary Force | 第39-41页 |
| ·Discourse Markers as Regulating Devices of Illocutionary Force | 第41-42页 |
| Chapter Ⅳ ANALYSIS OF DISCOURSE MARKERS' REGULATING ILLOCUTIONARY FORCE IN FRIENDS | 第42-87页 |
| ·Classification of Discourse Markers | 第43-47页 |
| ·Discourse Markers' Function of Regulating Illocutionary Force | 第47-51页 |
| ·Boosting Illocutionary Force: Fulfilling Communicative Purpose | 第48-49页 |
| ·Mitigating Illocutionary Force: Reducing Face Threat and Politeness | 第49-50页 |
| ·Summary | 第50-51页 |
| ·Discourse Markers' Boosting Function in Regulating Illocutionary Force | 第51-71页 |
| ·Relationship Building Markers | 第51-55页 |
| ·Discourse Relationship Building | 第52-54页 |
| ·Status Relationship Building | 第54-55页 |
| ·Topic Related Markers | 第55-62页 |
| ·Introducing Topic | 第56-57页 |
| ·Shifting Topic | 第57-58页 |
| ·Continuing Topic | 第58-61页 |
| ·Ending Topic | 第61-62页 |
| ·Locutionary Performatives | 第62-63页 |
| ·Evidential Markers | 第63-65页 |
| ·Self-assessment Markers | 第65-68页 |
| ·Manner of Speaking Markers | 第68-70页 |
| ·Summary | 第70-71页 |
| ·Discourse Markers' Mitigating Function in Regulating Illocutionary Force | 第71-83页 |
| ·Utterance Fillers | 第71-74页 |
| ·Inferential Markers | 第74-75页 |
| ·Manner of Speaking Markers | 第75-77页 |
| ·Evidential Markers | 第77-78页 |
| ·Self-assessment Markers | 第78-80页 |
| ·Tag Question | 第80-82页 |
| ·Summary | 第82-83页 |
| ·Frequency and Distribution of Discourse Markers Boosting and Mitigating Illocutionary Force | 第83-87页 |
| ·Macro and Micro Frequency and Distribution | 第83-86页 |
| ·The Speaker's Tendentiousness and Motive of His Choice | 第86-87页 |
| CONCLUSION | 第87-90页 |
| NOTES | 第90-92页 |
| BIBLIOGRAPHY | 第92-94页 |
| 攻读硕士学位期间所发表的学术论文 | 第94-95页 |
| Acknowledgements | 第95页 |
