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Chapter 1 Introduction
1.1 Preliminary Remarks
1.2 Purpose and Significance of the Study
1.3 Data Collection and Research Method
1.4 Framework of the Thesis
Chapter 2 Literature Review
2.1 A Brief Introduction to Conversational Analysis
2.1.1 Origin of CA
2.1.2 Definition and Development of CA
2.2 Previous Studies of CA
2.3 Previous Studies of TV Talk Show
Chapter 3 A Contrastive Analysis of Chinese and American TV Talk Show
3.1 The Theoretical Basis
3.1.1 Conversational Structure
3.1.2 Cooperative Principle
3.2 From a Pragmatic Perspective
3.2.1 The Similarities
3.2.2 The Differences
3.3 From a Lexical Perspective
3.3.1 The Similarities
3.3.2 The Differences
Chapter 4 Results and Discussion
4.1 Causes for the Similarities
4.2 Causes for the Differences
4.2.1 Differences Caused by Cultural Values
4.2.2 Differences Caused by Ways of Thinking
4.2.3 Differences Caused by Social Relations
Chapter 5 Conclusion
5.1 Conclusion
5.2 Limitations and Suggestions for Future Study
Works Cited
Bibliography
Appendix