声明
摘要
Abstract
Contents
1 Introduction
1.1 Research Background
1.2 Necessity of the Research
1.3 Significance of the Research
1.4 Organization of the Thesis
2 Literature Review
2.1 Basic concepts of Host Discourse in TV Talk Shows
2.1.1 Definition of TV Talk Shows
2.1.2 Brief History of TV Talk Shows
2.1.3 Participants of TV Talk Shows
2.1.4 General Features of TV Talk Shows
2.1.5 Introduction to Host Discourse
2.2 Literature Review on Host Discourse
2.2.1 Sociolinguistic Perspective
2.2.2 Conversation Analysis Perspective
2.2.3 Comparative Perspective
2.2.4 Pragmatic Perspective
2.3 Summary
3 Theoretical Framework for Host Discourse
3.1 Understanding Relevance
3.2 Cognitive Contexts
3.3 Two Principles of Relevance
3.4 Optimal Relevance
3.5 Communication as an Ostensive-inferential Process
4 Research Methodology
4.1 Research Questions
4.2 Data for the Study
4.3 Data Collection and Method
5 Analysis of Host Discourse in TV Talk Show based on Relevance Theory
5.1 Cognitive Contexts
5.1.1 Constituting Factors of Cognitive Contexts
5.1.2 Functions of Cognitive Contexts
5.2 Discourse Interpretation under the Relevance Theory
5.2.1 Procedures of Discourse Interpretation
5.2.2 Discourse Interpretation and Ostensive-inferential Communication
5.3 Discourse Production under the Relevance Theory
5.3.1 Host Discourse Production as Relevance-Oriented
5.3.2 Host Discourse Production for the Sake of Optimal Relevance
5.3.3 Host Discourse Production and Ostension
5.4 Summary
6 Conclusion
6.1 Major Findings
6.2 Limitations of the Research
6.3 Suggestions for Further Studies
References
Appendix:Yang Lan One On One with Phelps
Acknowledgements