声明
Chapter One Introduction
1.1 Background of the Thesis
1.2 Purpose of the Thesis
1.3 Significance of the Thesis
1.4 Structure of the Thesis
Chapter Two Literature Review
2.1 Semantic Prosody
2.1.1 Definition of Semantic Prosody
2.1.2 Classification of Semantic Prosody
2.1.3 Previous Study of Semantic Prosody
2.2 Degree Adverbs
2.2.1 Definition of Degree Adverbs
2.2.2 Classification of Degree Adverbs
2.2.3 Previous Study of Degree Adverbs
2.3 Collocation and Colligation
2.3.1 Studies on Collocation
2.3.2 Studies on Colligation
Chapter Three Methodology
3.1 Research Questions
3.2 Research Methods
3.3 Research Instruments
3.3.1 COCA and CLEC
3.3.2 AntConc 3.2.1
3.3.3 Chi-Square Calculator
3.3.4 Excel 2019
3.4 Research Procedures
3.4.1 Selection of Node words
3.4.2 Data Collection
Chapter Four Results and Discussion
4.1 Frequency of Node Words in COCA and CLEC
4.1.1 Frequency of“almost”in COCA and CLEC
4.1.2 Frequency of“nearly”in COCA and CLEC
4.1.3 Frequency of“quite”in COCA and CLEC
4.1.4 Frequency of“rather”in COCA and CLEC
4.1.5 Frequency of“a little”in COCA and CLEC
4.1.6 Frequency of“hardly”in COCA and CLEC
4.1.7 Chi-Square Value of Node Words in COCA and CLEC
4.2 Semantic Prosody of Node Words in COCA and CLEC
4.2.1 Semantic Prosody of Node Words in COCA and CLEC
4.2.2 Semantic Prosody of Node Words in ST2
4.2.3 Semantic Prosody of Node Words in ST3/ST4
4.2.4 Semantic Prosody of Node Words in ST5/ST6
4.3 Main Reasons for Misusing Semantic Prosody
Chapter Five Conclusion
5.1 Major Findings
5.3 Limitations and Suggestions
参考文献
Appendix Ⅰ
Appendix Ⅱ
Appendix Ⅲ
Appendix Ⅳ
致谢
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