封面
声明
中文摘要
英文摘要
目录
Chapter Ⅰ Introduction
1.Background of the study
2.Objectives of the study
3.Significance of the study
Chapter Ⅱ Literature Review
1.Studies on hedges
2. Adaptors
3.Categorization theories
4.Relevant studies of hedges based on corpus abroad and at home
5. Summary
Chapter Ⅲ Research Methodology
1.Research questions
2. Instrument
3. Data-collection
4. Data-analysis
5. Summary
Chapter Ⅳ Results and Discussion
1. Overview
2.The overall frequency of five adaptors used in spoken English and academic journals in COCA
3.Concordance analysis of the five adaptors samples
4.Functions of adaptors in spoken English and academic journals
5.Possible reasons
6. Summary
Chapter Ⅴ Conclusion
1.Major findings of the study
2.Implications of the research
3.Limitations of the present research
4.Recommendations for future research
5. Summary
参考文献
Appendix:Randomly chosen adaptors samples for further investigation
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