| Acknowledgements | 第1-5页 |
| Abstract (English Version) | 第5-8页 |
| Abstract (Chinese Version) | 第8-10页 |
| Contents | 第10-12页 |
| List of Tables and Figures | 第12-13页 |
| Chapter One Introduction | 第13-18页 |
| ·General Introduction to Evidentiality | 第13-15页 |
| ·Objectives of the Study | 第15-16页 |
| ·Organization of the Thesis | 第16-18页 |
| Chapter Two Literature Review | 第18-35页 |
| ·Studies on Evidentiality | 第18-30页 |
| ·Definition of Evidentiality | 第18-21页 |
| ·Classification of Evidentiality | 第21-30页 |
| ·Willett's Model of Evidentiality | 第21-22页 |
| ·Aikhenvald's Model of Evidentiality | 第22-25页 |
| ·Chafe's Model of Evidentiality | 第25-27页 |
| ·Hu Zhuanglin's Model of Evidentiality | 第27-30页 |
| ·Interpersonal Function | 第30-33页 |
| ·Four Basic Roles | 第30-31页 |
| ·Modality | 第31-33页 |
| ·Summary | 第33-35页 |
| Chapter Three Research Design | 第35-39页 |
| ·Research Questions | 第35-36页 |
| ·Data Collection | 第36-37页 |
| ·Research Methods | 第37-39页 |
| Chapter Four Evidentials in English Advertising Discourse | 第39-64页 |
| ·The Features of Evidentiality in English Advertising Discourses | 第39-56页 |
| ·General Frequency of Evidentials in English Advertising Discourses | 第42-46页 |
| ·Distribution of Evidential Categories in English Advertising Discourses | 第46-56页 |
| ·Sense/Induction | 第47-49页 |
| ·Hypothesis/Deduction | 第49-50页 |
| ·Language/Hearsay | 第50-51页 |
| ·Culture/Belief | 第51-53页 |
| ·Verbal Resources | 第53-54页 |
| ·Expectation | 第54-56页 |
| ·Discourse Features of English Advertisements Embodied by Evidentiality | 第56-59页 |
| ·Objectivity of Advertising Discourses | 第56-57页 |
| ·Inductivity of Advertising Discourses | 第57-58页 |
| ·Implicity of Advertising Discourses | 第58-59页 |
| ·Effects of Evidentiality on the Interpersonal Function of English Advertising Discourses | 第59-64页 |
| ·Negotiating Interpersonal Relations | 第60-61页 |
| ·Creating Reliability | 第61-62页 |
| ·Shifting Responsibility | 第62-64页 |
| Chapter Five Conclusion | 第64-68页 |
| ·Major Findings | 第64页 |
| ·Implications from This Research | 第64-65页 |
| ·Limitations of This Research | 第65-66页 |
| ·Suggestions for Further Research | 第66-68页 |
| Works Cited | 第68-71页 |
| Publication | 第71页 |
