Acknowledgements
摘要
Abstract
Table of Contents
List of Tables and Figures
List of Abbreviations
Chapter One Introduction
1.1 Research Background
1.2 Research Objectives
1.3 Organization of the Thesis
Chapter Two Literature Review
2.1 Stance
2.1.1 Definitions of Stance and Stance Adverbs
2.1.2 Semantic Classification of Stance Adverbs
2.1.3 Interpersonal Function of Stance Adverbs
2.2 Stance Adverbs in Academic Writing
2.2.1 Characteristics of Academic Writing
2.2.2 Stance and Stance Adverbs in Academic Writing
2.3 Previous Studies on Stance Adverbs
2.3.1 Studies on Stance Adverbs Abroad
2.3.2 Studies on Stance Adverbs at Home
2.4 Corpus Linguistic Approaches
Chapter Three Research Design
3.1 Research Questions
3.2 Corpora
3.3 Research Instruments
3.4 Research Procedures
Chapter Four Results and Discussion
4.1 Distributional Features of Stance Adverbs
4.2 High Frequency Stance Adverbs in the Two Corpora
4.2.1 Limitation SAs
4.2.2 Evidentiality SAs
4.2.3 Stance Expressions of Actuality and Certainty
Chapter Five Conclusion
5.1 Major Findings
5.2 Pedagogical Implications
5.3 Limitation of Study and Suggestions for Further Studies
References
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