| ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS | 第3-4页 |
| 摘要 | 第4-5页 |
| ABSTRACT | 第5-6页 |
| Chapter One Introduction | 第9-15页 |
| 1.1 Introduction | 第9-10页 |
| 1.2 Previous studies | 第10-13页 |
| 1.3 Objectives of the study | 第13页 |
| 1.4 Organization of the Thesis | 第13-15页 |
| Chapter Two Theory of Presupposition | 第15-22页 |
| 2.1 Introduction | 第15页 |
| 2.2 Two kinds of presupposition | 第15-20页 |
| 2.2.1 Semantic presupposition | 第15-17页 |
| 2.2.2 Pragmatic presupposition | 第17-20页 |
| 2.3 Presupposition in this thesis | 第20-22页 |
| Chapter Three Strategic Uses of Presupposition in Argumentation | 第22-37页 |
| 3.1 Neglecting presuppositions on purpose | 第24-26页 |
| 3.1.1 Pretending to be ignorant of the presuppositions of the utterance of the other party | 第24-25页 |
| 3.1.2 Inducing the other party to be unaware of some of the presuppositions of one's own utterance | 第25-26页 |
| 3.2 Using sham presuppositions | 第26-29页 |
| 3.2.1 Unintentional sham presuppositions | 第26-27页 |
| 3.2.2 Intentional sham presuppositions | 第27-29页 |
| 3.3 Suspending presuppositions | 第29-30页 |
| 3.4 Changing presuppositions | 第30-32页 |
| 3.4.1 The changed presupposition is similar to the former one | 第30-31页 |
| 3.4.2 The changed presupposition is poles apart from the former one | 第31-32页 |
| 3.5 Utilizing the presuppositions of the utterance of the other party | 第32-37页 |
| 3.5.1 Taking the utterance of the other party as the presupposition of the answer | 第33页 |
| 3.5.2 Using the presupposition of the other party directly | 第33-35页 |
| 3.5.3 Using the presupposition of the other party indirectly | 第35-37页 |
| Chapter Four The Employment of Presupposition in Debate Contests | 第37-50页 |
| 4.1 Introduction | 第37-38页 |
| 4.2 Research questions | 第38页 |
| 4.3 Data | 第38-39页 |
| 4.4 Procedures | 第39-40页 |
| 4.5 Results of the study | 第40-46页 |
| 4.5.1 The occurrences of the strategic uses of presuppositions in debate contests | 第40-42页 |
| 4.5.2 Conditions for the strategies and their functions | 第42-46页 |
| 4.5.2.1 Conditions for utilizing the presuppositions of the other party and its functions | 第43页 |
| 4.5.2.2 Conditions for changing presuppositions and its functions | 第43-44页 |
| 4.5.2.3 Conditions for suspending presuppositions and its functions | 第44-45页 |
| 4.5.2.4 Conditions for using sham presuppositions and reasons for its low frequency | 第45页 |
| 4.5.2.5 Conditions for neglecting presuppositions and reasons for its low frequency | 第45-46页 |
| 4.6 Case analysis of presuppositions in debate contest | 第46-50页 |
| Chapter 5 Concluding Remarks | 第50-53页 |
| 5.1 Summary of the present study | 第50-51页 |
| 5.2 Major findings | 第51-52页 |
| 5.3 Limitations and suggestions for further studies | 第52-53页 |
| BIBLIOGRAPHY | 第53-56页 |
| APPENDIX | 第56-83页 |
| PUBLICATIONS | 第83-84页 |
| 学位论文独创性声明 | 第84页 |
| 学位论文使用授权声明 | 第84页 |
