| Abstract in English | 第1-10页 |
| Abstract in Chinese | 第10-11页 |
| List of Abbreviations | 第11-12页 |
| List of Tables | 第12-13页 |
| Introduction | 第13-16页 |
| Chapter One Literature Review | 第16-33页 |
| ·An Overview of Discourse Markers | 第16-19页 |
| ·Relevant Studies on English Discourse Markers | 第16-18页 |
| ·Relevant Studies on Chinese Discourse Markers | 第18-19页 |
| ·Terminologies and Functions of Discourse Markers | 第19-21页 |
| ·Diversified Terminologies | 第19-20页 |
| ·Major Functions | 第20-21页 |
| ·Main Properties of Discourse Markers | 第21-24页 |
| ·Non-truth-conditionality | 第22页 |
| ·Detachability | 第22-23页 |
| ·Pragmatic Motivation | 第23-24页 |
| ·Different Research Approaches to Discourse Markers | 第24-33页 |
| ·Coherence-based Approach | 第24-27页 |
| ·Grammatical-pragmatic Approach | 第27-30页 |
| ·Cognitive-pragmatic Approach | 第30-33页 |
| Chapter Two Theoretical Framework | 第33-43页 |
| ·What is Metapragmatic Awareness | 第33-36页 |
| ·Metalanguage, Metapragmatics and Metadiscourse | 第33-34页 |
| ·Verschueren's View on Metapragmatic Awareness | 第34-36页 |
| ·Relationship between Discourse Markers and Metapragmatic Awareness | 第36-40页 |
| ·Discourse Markers as Indicators of Metapragmatic Awareness | 第36-37页 |
| ·Verschueren's Description of Discourse Markers | 第37-40页 |
| ·Discourse Markers as Metapragmatic Strategies for Illocutionary Force | 第40-43页 |
| ·Speech Act and Illocutionary Force | 第40-41页 |
| ·A Working Definition of Discourse Markers | 第41-42页 |
| ·Discourse Markers as Regulating Devices of Illocutionary Force | 第42-43页 |
| Chapter Three Data Analysis and Discussion | 第43-69页 |
| ·Introduction | 第43-44页 |
| ·A Tentative Taxonomy of Discourse Markers as Metapragmatic Strategies | 第44-48页 |
| ·Discourse Markers Reinforcing Illocutionary Force | 第48-61页 |
| ·Statistics of Discourse Markers Reinforcing Illocutionary Force | 第48-50页 |
| ·Discourse Markers as Metapragmatic Strategies for Emphasizing Propositional Content | 第50-52页 |
| ·Discourse Markers Attracting the Hearer's Attention | 第50-51页 |
| ·Discourse Markers Containing Performative Verbs | 第51-52页 |
| ·Discourse Markers as Metapragmatic Strategies for Reminding the Hearer's Knowledge | 第52-54页 |
| ·Discourse Markers as Metapragmatic Strategies for Expressing the Speaker's Propositional Attitude | 第54-56页 |
| ·Discourse Markers Expressing the Speaker's Personal Feelings | 第54页 |
| ·Discourse Markers Expressing the Speaker's Certainty | 第54-56页 |
| ·Discourse Markers as Metapragmatic Strategies for Achieving Discourse Coherence | 第56-60页 |
| ·Discourse Markers Indicating Topic Shift and Topic Boundaries | 第57-58页 |
| ·Discourse Markers Indicating Topic Continuation | 第58-60页 |
| ·Discourse Markers as Metapragmatic Strategies for Stating Source of Information | 第60-61页 |
| ·Discourse Markers Mitigating Illocutionary Force | 第61-69页 |
| ·Statistics of Discourse Markers Mitigating Illocutionary Force | 第61-62页 |
| ·Discourse Markers as Metapragmatic Strategies for Mitigating Potential Face-threat | 第62-66页 |
| ·Discourse Markers Indicating the Hearer's Preference | 第63-64页 |
| ·Discourse Markers Showing the Speaker's Uncertainty | 第64-66页 |
| ·Discourse Markers as Metapragmatic Strategies for Stating Source of Information | 第66-67页 |
| ·Discourse Markers as Metapragmatic Strategies for Modifying Propositional Content | 第67-69页 |
| Conclusion | 第69-72页 |
| References | 第72-78页 |
| Acknowledgements | 第78-79页 |
| 学位论文评阅及答辩情况表 | 第79页 |
