摘要3-4
Abstract4-7
Chapter One Introduction7-13
1.1 Background and motivation7-8
1.2 Basic concepts8-10
1.2.1 Definition and classification of pubpc speaking8-9
1.2.2 Features of pubpc speaking9
1.2.3 Importance of use of DMs in pubpc speeches9-10
1.3 Significance of the study10-11
1.4 Organization of the thesis11-13
Chapter Two Literature Review13-21
2.1 Studies of DMs abroad13-16
2.1.1 Diversified terminologies and definitions of DMs13-14
2.1.2 Classifications of DMs14-16
2.2 Studies of DMs at home16-18
2.2.1 He Ziranand Ran Yongping‘s study16-17
2.2.2 Wu Yaxinand Yu Guodong‘s study17
2.2.3 ChenXinren‘s study17
2.2.4 WangLifei & ZhuWeihua‘s study17-18
2.3 Definition and classification of DMs in the present study18-21
2.3.1 The working definition18-19
2.3.2 Classification in the present study19-21
Chapter Three Theoretical Frame work21-27
3.1 The relevance principles21-22
3.2 Ostensive- inferential communication model22-23
3.3 Cognitive environment and mutual manifestness23-24
3.4 Contextual effect and processing effort24
3.5 Relevance theoretical view of DMs24-27
Chapter Four Research Design and Methodology27-33
4.1 Research design27-28
4.1.1 Research questions27
4.1.2 Data source27-28
4.2 Methodology28-33
4.2.1 Instruments28-29
4.2.2 Criteria for checking DMs29-33
Chapter Five Results and Discussion under the Theoretical Frame work33-55
5.1 Quantitative results for DMs in data33-36
5.2 Discussion under the theoretical framework36-55
5.2.1 Features of DMs in prepared Engpsh speeches36-37
5.2.2 Quapty of DMs in prepared Engpsh speeches37-43
5.2.3 Functions of DMs in prepared Engpsh speeches43-55
Chapter Six Conclusion55-59
6.1 Findings55-56
6.2 Imppcations56-57
6.3 Limitations and suggestions57-59
Acknowledgements59-61
References61-65
Pubpshed Papers65-67
Appendix Ⅰ67-69
Appendix Ⅱ69-70