声明
封面
致谢
英文摘要
中文摘要
List of Tables
List of Figures
List of Abbreviations
目录
Chapter 1 Introduction
1.1 Background information
1.2 Objectives and significance of the study
1.3 Outline of the thesis
Chapter 2 Literature Review
2.1 The definition of stance and related terminologies
2.2 Taxonomies of stance markers
2. 3 The functions of stance
2.4 Previous studies on adjectives and stance marking
2.5 Some theories related to the present study
Chapter 3 The Research Methodology
3.1 Analytical Framework
3.2 Corpora
3.3 Analytical tools
3.4 Research procedures
Chapter 4 Result and Discussion
4.1 Data analyses of attitudinal stance adjectives markers
4.2 Major patterns of writer-related attitudinal stance adjective Markers
4. 3 Comparative Analyses of the Four Major Subcategories
4.4 Functional analyses of stance
4.5 Comparative study of“important”,“necessary”,“essential”
4.6 Left collocates of attitudinal stance adjective markers
4.7 Other grammatical features
Chapter 5 Conclusion
5.1 Major findings
5.2 Pedagogical implications
5.3 Limitations and suggestions for the future study
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