摘要
Abstract
Contents
1 Introduction
1.1 Research Background
1.2 Purpose and Significance of the Study
1.3 Organization of the Thesis
2 Literature Review
2.1 Hedge
2.1.1 Definition of Hedge
2.1.2 Classification of Hedge
2.1.3 Functions of Hedge
2.2 Previous Studies of Gender and Language
2.2.1 Gender Differences in Language Use
2.2.2 Gender Differences in the Use of Hedge
2.3 Theories on Politeness
2.3.1 Leech’s Politeness Principle
2.3.2 Brown and Levinson’s Face-saving Theory
2.4 Summary
3 Research Methodology
3.1 Research Questions
3.2 Corpus Used in This Study
3.3 Data Collection
3.4 Research Method
3.5 Summary
4 Results and Analysis
4.1 Statistic Analysis of Hedge in Friends
4.1.1 Overall Number and Distribution of Hedge in Friends
4.1.2 Number and Distribution of Each Type of Hedge in Friends
4.2 Analysis of Gender Differences in the Use of Hedge in Friends
4.2.1 Analysis of Hedge under the Politeness Principle and Face-saving Theory in Friends
4.2.2 Multiple Functions of Hedge in Friends
4.2.3 Social Factors in Gender Differences in the Use of Hedge in Friends
4.3 Summary
Conclusion
Bibliography
Publications During M.A.Study
Acknowledgements
声明