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ACKNOWLEDGEMENT
LIST OF TABLES AND FIGURES
Chapter One INTRODUCTION
1.1 Research background
1.2 Significance of the study
1.3 Thesis organization
Chapter Two LITERATURE REVIEW
2.1 Previous researches on political speech
2.2 Previous researches on Hillary Clinton's speeches
Chapter Three THEORETICAL FRAMEWORK
3.1 Choice-making for language use
3.2 Three properties of language
3.2.1 Variability
3.2.2 Negotiability
3.2.3 Adaptability
3.3 Four angles of adaptability
Chapter Four ANALYSIS OF ADAPTABILITY FEATURES
4.1 Non-verbal adaptation in Hillary's speeches
4.1.1 Contextual correlates of adaptability
4.1.2 Adaptation to the dynamics of communication
4.2 Verbal adaptation in Hillary's speeches
4.2.1 Adaptation to linguistic behavior
4.2.2 Adaptation to utterance-building
Chapter Five CONCLUSION
5.1 Summary of the findings
5.2 Implications of the study
5.3 Limitations of the research
WORKS ClTED
Appendix Ⅰ
Appendix Ⅱ