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Acknowledgements
Chapter One Introduction
1.1 The background of the study
1.2 The research objectives
1.4 The organization of the thesis
Chapter Two An Overview of Related Studies
2.1 Definitions of questions
2.2 Various approaches to study questions
2.2.1 Functionalist approach to question
2.2.2 Formalist approach to question
2.2.3 A syntactic, pragmatic approaches to question
Chapter Three Theoretic Framework for the Study
3.1 Polarity
3.2 Linguistic meaning and speaker meaning
3.3 Epistemic bias as an illocutionary effect
Chapter Four Exploration of Epistemic Biases of Polar and Bipolar Questions
4.1 Types of polar and bipolar questions in English and Chinese
4.1.1 Polar and bipolar questions in English
4.1.2 Polar and bipolar questions in Chinese
4.2 Bias related to PIs
4.2.1 Selection of PIs
4.2.2 The exclusive bias condition
4.2.3 Biasing effects and scalar implicatures from numerals
4.3 Enriched composition
4.3.1 Any or Some
4.3.2 Interaction among tiers constituting the conceptual structure
4.4 Summary
Chapter Five Conclusion
5.1 Findings and significance
5.2 Limitations and suggestions
References