| Abstract | 第7-8页 |
| 摘要 | 第9-13页 |
| Chapter One Introduction | 第13-15页 |
| 1.1 Objective of the Study | 第13页 |
| 1.2 Significance of the Study | 第13-14页 |
| 1.3 Organization of the Thesis | 第14-15页 |
| Chapter Two Literature Review | 第15-25页 |
| 2.1 Definition of the Speech Act of Advising | 第15-16页 |
| 2.2 Characteristics of Advising | 第16-19页 |
| 2.2.1 Advising as a Speech Act | 第16-17页 |
| 2.2.2 Advising as a FTA | 第17-18页 |
| 2.2.3 Advising as a Problem-solving Action | 第18-19页 |
| 2.3 Studies on Speech Act of Advising | 第19-23页 |
| 2.4 Studies on English Academic Spoken Discourse | 第23-24页 |
| 2.5 Summary | 第24-25页 |
| Chapter Three Theoretical Framework | 第25-33页 |
| 3.1 Speech Act Theory | 第25-27页 |
| 3.2 Politeness Theory Research | 第27-29页 |
| 3.2.1 Leech's Politeness Principle | 第27-28页 |
| 3.2.2 Brown & Levinson's Face Theory | 第28-29页 |
| 3.3 Abolfathiasl & Abdullah's Classification of Linguistic Structures Used for Making Suggestions | 第29-31页 |
| 3.4 Li's Mitigation Strategies of the Speech Act of Advising | 第31-33页 |
| Chapter Four Methodology | 第33-37页 |
| 4.1 Research Questions | 第33页 |
| 4.2 Data Collection | 第33-35页 |
| 4.3 Data Analysis | 第35-37页 |
| Chapter Five Results and Discussion | 第37-57页 |
| 5.1 The Distribution of the Speech Act of Advising in English Academic Spoken Discourse | 第37-39页 |
| 5.2 Linguistic Structures of Advising Speech Act | 第39-48页 |
| 5.2.1 Linguistic Structures for Direct Speech Act of Advising | 第39-42页 |
| 5.2.2 Linguistic Structures for Non-conventionally Indirect Speech Act of Advising | 第42-45页 |
| 5.2.3 Linguistic Structures for Conventionally Indirect Speech Act of Advising | 第45-48页 |
| 5.3 Mitigation Strategies of the Speech Act of Advising in English Academic Spoken Discourse | 第48-55页 |
| 5.3.1 Internal Redressive Actions | 第49-53页 |
| 5.3.2 External Redressive Actions | 第53-55页 |
| 5.4 Summary | 第55-57页 |
| Chapter Six Conclusion | 第57-60页 |
| 6.1 Major Findings of the Study | 第57-58页 |
| 6.2 Implications of the Study | 第58页 |
| 6.3 Limitations of the Study and Suggestions for Future Research | 第58-60页 |
| References | 第60-65页 |
| Acknowledgements | 第65-66页 |
| Appendix A Publications | 第66-67页 |
| Appendix B 中文摘要 | 第67-69页 |
