| Abstract | 第1-10页 |
| 摘要 | 第10-12页 |
| List of Abbreviations | 第12-13页 |
| List of Figures | 第13-14页 |
| List of Tables | 第14-15页 |
| Introduction | 第15-18页 |
| 1. Significance of the Present Study | 第15-16页 |
| 2. Outline of the Thesis | 第16-18页 |
| Chapter One Literature Review | 第18-46页 |
| ·Review of Related Theories | 第18-32页 |
| ·Terminology | 第18-20页 |
| ·Definitions | 第20-23页 |
| ·Characteristics | 第23-26页 |
| ·Connectivity | 第24-25页 |
| ·Optionality | 第25-26页 |
| ·Non-Truth-Conditionality | 第26页 |
| ·Classifications | 第26-32页 |
| ·Redeker's Classification | 第27页 |
| ·Jucker and Smith's Classification | 第27页 |
| ·Frazer's Classification | 第27-28页 |
| ·Schiffrin's Classification | 第28-32页 |
| ·Theoretical Foundations | 第32-38页 |
| ·The Relevance Theory | 第32-34页 |
| ·The Theory of Linguistic Adaptability | 第34-36页 |
| ·Discourse Strategies | 第36-38页 |
| ·Previous Studies of Discourse Markers | 第38-44页 |
| ·Approaches of the Studies of Discourse Markers | 第39-43页 |
| ·The Grammatical-Semantic Approach | 第39-40页 |
| ·The Semantic-Pragmatic Approach | 第40-41页 |
| ·The Cognitive-Semantic Approach | 第41-42页 |
| ·The Natural Semantic Matelanguage Approach | 第42-43页 |
| ·Previous Linguistic Studies of Discourse Markers in Talk Shows | 第43-44页 |
| ·Chapter Summary | 第44-46页 |
| Chapter Two Methodology | 第46-56页 |
| ·Research Questions | 第46-47页 |
| ·Data Collection | 第47-53页 |
| ·Sources of Data | 第47页 |
| ·Criteria for Data Selection | 第47-51页 |
| ·Data Coding | 第51-52页 |
| ·Reliability Tests for Functional Classifications | 第52-53页 |
| ·Data Analysis | 第53页 |
| ·Chapter Summary | 第53-56页 |
| Chapter Three Results and Discussion | 第56-73页 |
| ·General Distributions of DMs' Functions in English Talk Shows | 第56-59页 |
| ·General Distributions of Chinese DMs' Functions in Talk Shows | 第59-62页 |
| ·Comparative Study of Distributions for DMs' Functions between English Malesand English Females | 第62-64页 |
| ·Comparative Study of Distributions for DMs' Functions between Chinese Malesand Chinese Females | 第64-66页 |
| ·Comparative Study of Distributions for DMs' Functions between English Malesand Chinese Males | 第66-68页 |
| ·Comparative Study of Distributions for DMs' Functions between English Femalesand Chinese Females | 第68-70页 |
| ·Chapter Summary #56Chapter Four Conclusion | 第70-73页 |
| Chapter Four Conclusion | 第73-77页 |
| ·Major Findings | 第73-74页 |
| ·Implication and Application | 第74-75页 |
| ·Limitations of the Present Study | 第75页 |
| ·Suggestions for Further Study | 第75-77页 |
| References | 第77-81页 |
| Acknowledgements | 第81-82页 |
| 学位论文评阅及答辩情况表 | 第82页 |
