| ABSTRACT | 第1-3页 |
| 摘要 | 第3-7页 |
| Chapter One Introduction | 第7-11页 |
| ·Research Background | 第7-8页 |
| ·Purpose and Significance of the Study | 第8-9页 |
| ·Research Methodology | 第9页 |
| ·Organization of the Thesis | 第9-11页 |
| Chapter Two Literature Review and Theoretical Foundation | 第11-22页 |
| ·Discourse Markers | 第11-16页 |
| ·Definition | 第11-12页 |
| ·Classification | 第12-13页 |
| ·Features | 第13-14页 |
| ·Previous Research on Discourse Markers | 第14-16页 |
| ·Metapragmatic Awareness | 第16-18页 |
| ·Definition | 第16页 |
| ·Indicators | 第16-17页 |
| ·Previous Research on Metapragmatic Awareness | 第17-18页 |
| ·Relevance Theory | 第18-19页 |
| ·Before Sunrise | 第19-22页 |
| ·Introduction | 第19-20页 |
| ·Previous Research on Before Sunrise in China | 第20-22页 |
| Chapter Three A Case Study of Before Sunrise | 第22-47页 |
| ·Distribution and Frequency of Discourse Markers in Before Sunrise | 第22页 |
| ·Metapragmatic Awareness of And | 第22-29页 |
| ·And as a Sequence Marker | 第23-25页 |
| ·And as a Delay Marker | 第25-26页 |
| ·And as a Contrast Marker | 第26-28页 |
| ·Others | 第28-29页 |
| ·Metapragmatic Awareness of You know | 第29-34页 |
| ·You know as an Information Reminder | 第29-30页 |
| ·You know as a Coherence Marker | 第30-31页 |
| ·You know as an Attitude Marker | 第31-33页 |
| ·Others | 第33-34页 |
| ·Metapragmatic Awareness of Yeah | 第34-40页 |
| ·Yeah as an Affirmation Marker | 第35-36页 |
| ·Yeah as a Question Marker | 第36-38页 |
| ·Yeah as a Buffering Marker | 第38-39页 |
| ·Others | 第39-40页 |
| ·Metapragmatic Awareness of But | 第40-47页 |
| ·But as an Info-Comparison Marker | 第41-43页 |
| ·But as an Info-Modification Marker | 第43-44页 |
| ·But as a Discourse-Continuation Marker | 第44-45页 |
| ·Others | 第45-47页 |
| Chapter Four Functions of Discourse Markers and Metapragmatic Awarenessin Movies | 第47-51页 |
| ·Revealing Hidden Personality of a Movie's Characters | 第47-48页 |
| ·Inter-Pushing Plot Development of a Movie | 第48-49页 |
| ·Helping Revealing the Theme of a Movie | 第49-51页 |
| Chapter Five Conclusion | 第51-54页 |
| ·Major Findings | 第51-52页 |
| ·Limitations and Suggestions for Future Studies | 第52-54页 |
| Bibliography | 第54-57页 |
| Appendix | 第57-58页 |
| Acknowledgements | 第58-60页 |
