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Acknowledgements
Chapter 1 Introduction
1.1 The Object of the Study
1.2 The Purpose of the Study
1.3 The Significance of the Study
1.4 The Organization of the Thesis
Chapter 2 Literature Review and an Overview of Discourse Markers
2.1 Different Perspectives on Discourse Markers
2.1.1 The Syntactic-pragmatic Perspective on Discourse Markers
2.1.2 The Semantic-pragmatic Perspective on Discourse Markers
2.1.3 The Cognitive-pragmatic Perspective on Discourse Markers
2.1.4 The Adaptation Perspective on Discourse Markers
2.2 Domestic Studies on Discourse Markers
2.3 An Overview of Discourse Markers
2.3.1 Definitions of Discourse Markers
2.3.2 Characteristics of Discourse Markers
2.4 Summary
Chapter 3 Theoretical Framework and Research Design of the Study
3.1 Ideational Function
3.2 Interpersonal Function
3.3 Textual Function
3.4 Research Design of the Study
3.4.1 Hypotheses
3.4.2 Research Questions
3.4.3 Methodology and Data
3.4.4 Possible Conclusion
3.5 Summary
Chapter 4 An Overview of Chinese Discourse Marker "当然"
4.1 Distribution of "当然" in Chinese
4.2 Semantic Features of "当然"
4.3 Syntactic Features of "当然"
4.4 Classifications of "当然" as a Discourse Marker
4.4.1 Answer Marker
4.4.2 Topic-change Marker
4.4.3 Adversative Marker
4.4.4 Additive Marker
4.4.5 Mitigator
4.5 Summary
Chapter 5 Functions of "当然" as a Discourse Marker
5.1 Textual Functions of the Discourse Marker "当然"
5.1.1 The Coherence Function of the Discourse Marker "当然"
5.1.2 The Continuation Function of the Discourse Marker "当然"
5.1.3 The Constraining Function of the Discourse Marker "当然"
5.1.4 The Focus-foregrounding Function of the Discourse Marker "当然"
5.1.5 The Topic Transition Function of the Discourse Marker "当然"
5.2 Interpersonal Functions of the Discourse Marker "当然"
5.3 Pragmatic Functions of the Discourse Marker "当然"
5.3.1 The Awareness of Confirmation
5.3.2 The Awareness of Correction
5.3.3 The Awareness of Emphasis
5.3.4 The Awareness of Making a Conclusion
5.4 Summary
Chapter 6 Conclusion
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