声明
致谢
Chapter One INTRODUCTION
1.1 Research Background
1.2 Research Aims and Significance
1.3 Structure of the Thesis
Chapter Two LITERATURE REVIEW
2.1 Studies on Research Article Introductions
2.1.1Genre analysis of RAIs
2.1.2Meta-discourse analysis of RAIs
2.1.3Study on argumentation in research articles
2.2 Studies on Pragmatic Argumentation
2.2.1Definition of pragmatic argumentation
2.2.2Theoretical research of pragmatic argumentation
2.2.3 Empirical research of pragmatic argumentation
2.3 Summary
Chapter Three RESEARCH FRAMEWORK
3.1 Theoretical Considerations
3.1.1The pragma-dialectical theory of argumentation
3.1.2The model of acritical discussion
3.1.3 Strategic maneuvering in different communicative activity types
3.1.4Pragmatic argumentation from the perspective of Pragma-Dialectics
3.2 Research Questions
3.3 Data Collection
3.4 Research Methods
3.4.1 Reconstructing pragmatic argumentation in RAIs in applied linguistics
3.4.2Analyzing pragmatic argumentation used in RAIs
Chapter Four RESEARCH RESULTS AND DISCUSSION
4.1RAIs as a Communicative Activity Type
4.1.1General features of RAIs
4.1.2Institutional preconditions of RAIs
4.1.3 Characterizing RAIs argumentatively
4.2Pragmatic Argumentation in RAIs
4.2.1Prototypical pragmatic argumentation in RAIs
4.2.2Extensions of pragmatic argumentation in RAIs
4.3 Strategic Maneuvering by Pragmatic Argumentation in RAIs
4.4 Summary
Chapter FIVE CONCLUSION
5.1 Major Findings
5.2 Implications
5.3 Limitations and Suggestions for Future Research
参考文献
APPENDIX
List of Selected Research Articles
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