| Acknowledgements | 第1-5页 |
| Abstract (English Version) | 第5-7页 |
| Abstract (Chinese Version) | 第7-9页 |
| Contents | 第9-11页 |
| Chapter One Introduction | 第11-15页 |
| ·General Introduction of the Study | 第11-12页 |
| ·Necessity and Significance of the Study | 第12-13页 |
| ·Organization of the Thesis | 第13-15页 |
| Chapter Two Literature Review | 第15-31页 |
| ·Relevant Key Terms | 第15-23页 |
| ·Turn-taking Mechanism | 第16-20页 |
| ·Interruptions and Overlaps | 第20-21页 |
| ·Specification and Classification of Questions | 第21-23页 |
| ·Power and Solidarity | 第23-26页 |
| ·Pragmatic Perspective | 第24-25页 |
| ·Sociological Perspective | 第25-26页 |
| ·TV Talk Shows | 第26-31页 |
| ·Development of Talk Show Programs | 第27-28页 |
| ·Previous Studies on TV Talk Shows | 第28-31页 |
| Chapter Three Methodology | 第31-36页 |
| ·Research Questions | 第31-32页 |
| ·Research Design | 第32-33页 |
| ·Data Collection and Analysis Procedures | 第33-36页 |
| Chapter Four Results and Discussion | 第36-66页 |
| ·Turns and Power Relations | 第36-46页 |
| ·Turns-initiating and Turns-terminating | 第37-41页 |
| ·Turn-allocation and Power Relations | 第41-46页 |
| ·Interruptions and Overlaps | 第46-55页 |
| ·Discussion of Chinese TV Talk Show | 第46-50页 |
| ·Discussion of American TV Talk Show | 第50-55页 |
| ·Questions and Power Relations | 第55-66页 |
| ·Standard Questions and Power | 第57-61页 |
| ·Non-standard Questions and Power | 第61-66页 |
| Chapter Five Conclusion | 第66-70页 |
| ·Major Findings of the Study | 第66-67页 |
| ·Implications of the Study | 第67-68页 |
| ·Limitations of the Study and Suggestions for Further Research | 第68-70页 |
| Works Cited | 第70-74页 |
| Publications | 第74页 |
