声明
致谢
Chapter One Introduction
1.1 Study background
1.2 Objectives of the Study
1.3 Significance of the Study
1.4 The Layout of this Thesis
Chapter Two Literature Review
2.1 Previous Studies of Gender and Language
2.1.1 Previous Foreign Studies on Gender and Language
2.1.2 Previous Domestic Studies on Gender and Language
2.2 Previous Studies on Discourse Analysis
2.2.1 Studies on Discourse Analysis Abroad
2.2.2 Studies on Discourse Analysis at Home
2.3 Previous Studies on TED talks
Chapter Three Theoretical Framework
3.1 Gender Theory
3.3 Halliday’s Systemic-Functional Grammar
3.4 The Interpersonal Meta-function
3.4.1 Mood System
3.4.2 Modality System
Chapter Four Research Methodology
4.1 Research Questions
4.2 Research Instruments
4.2.1 LIWC2015
4.2.2 Wordsmith5.0
4.3 Research Procedures
4.3 Data Collection
Chapter Five Results and Discussion
5.1 Results
5.1.1 Modal Verbs
5.1.2 Collocations of Person Pronouns and Modal Verb Can
5.1.3 Speaking Rate
5.1.4 Contrastive Analysis of Different Genders on Topics and Social Careers
5.2 Discussion
5.2.1 Discussion of Modal Verbs
5.2.2 Discussion of Collocations of Person Pronouns and Modal Verb Can
5.5.3 Discussion of Speaking Rate
Chapter Six Conclusion
6.1 Major Findings
6.2 Implications
6.3 Limitations and Suggestions for Further Studies
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