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Acknowledgements |
4-5 |
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English Abstract |
5-8 |
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Chinese Abstract |
8-10 |
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Table of Contents (English) |
10-13 |
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Table of Contents (Chinese) |
13-16 |
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Chapter One Introduction |
16-22 |
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1.1 Introduction |
16 |
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1.2 Rationale of the research |
16-18 |
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1.3 Objectives and research questions of the present study |
18 |
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1.4 Overinformativeness: target of the present study |
18-20 |
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1.5 Notes on methodology, terminology and data |
20-21 |
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1.6 Structure of the thesis |
21-22 |
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Chapter Two A Review of Related Studies |
22-33 |
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2.1 Introduction |
22 |
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2.2 Previous studies on research in courtroom setting |
22-27 |
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2.2.1 The ethnographic approach |
22-23 |
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2.2.2 The sociolinguistic approach |
23-24 |
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2.2.3 The conversation analysis approach |
24-26 |
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2.2.4 The pragmatic approach |
26-27 |
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2.3 Previous studies on overinformativeness |
27-31 |
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2.3.1 The initiator's overinformativesnes |
27-28 |
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2.3.1.1 Embedded speech acts |
27-28 |
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2.3.1.2 Supportive moves |
28 |
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2.3.2 The responder's overinformativeness |
28-30 |
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2.3.2.1 Added moves |
28-29 |
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2.3.2.2 Breaching of the Maxim of Quantity |
29 |
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2.3.2.3 Dispreferred responses |
29-30 |
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2.3.3 The initiator and the responder's overinformativeness |
30-31 |
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2.4 Discussion: achievements and limitations |
31-33 |
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Chapter Three A Description of the Conceptual Framework |
33-46 |
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3.1 Introduction |
33 |
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3.2 Theoretical background to the present study |
33-39 |
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3.2.1 Verschueren's linguistic adaptation theory |
33-37 |
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3.2.1.1 Pragmatic as a functional perspective on language use |
33-34 |
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3.2.1.2 Adaptation Theory |
34-37 |
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3.2.2 Brown %26Levinson's face theory |
37-38 |
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3.2.3 Grice's theory of implicature |
38-39 |
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3.3 A general picture of overinformative language in civil courtroom setting |
39-41 |
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3.3.1 The physical setting of the civil courtroom |
39-40 |
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3.3.2 Courtroom interaction |
40-41 |
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3.3.3 Overinformativeness as realization of adaptation |
41 |
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3.4 Description of the conceptual framework |
41-44 |
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3.4.1 Initiating acts |
41-42 |
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3.4.2 Communicative needs |
42 |
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3.4.3 Contextual correlates |
42-44 |
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3.5 Summary |
44-46 |
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Chapter Four Adaptability of Overinformativeness |
46-55 |
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4.1 Introduction |
46 |
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4.2 Defining the adaptability |
46 |
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4.3 Adaptability of overinformativeness in civil courtroom |
46-54 |
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4.3.1 The adaptability of the judge's overinformativenss |
47-51 |
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4.3.1.1 Adaptation to social world |
47-48 |
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4.3.1.2 Adaptation to physical world |
48-49 |
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4.3.1.3 Adaptation to mental world |
49-51 |
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4.3.2 The adaptability of the parties' overinformativenss |
51-54 |
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4.3.2.1 Adaptation to social world |
51 |
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4.3.2.2 Adaptation to physical world |
51-52 |
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4.3.2.3 Adaptation to mental world |
52-54 |
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4.3.2.3.1 The parties' mental word |
52-53 |
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4.3.2.3.2 The parties' assumption of the judge's mental world |
53-54 |
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4.4 Summary |
54-55 |
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Chapter Five Functionality of Overinformativeness |
55-66 |
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5.1 Introduction |
55 |
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5.2 Defining the notion of functionality |
55-57 |
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5.3 The communicative functions of overinformativeness in civil courtroom |
57-65 |
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5.3.1 The communicative functions of the judge's overinformativeness |
57-62 |
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5.3.1.1 Explaining the legal term |
57-59 |
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5.3.1.2 Shortening the mental distance between the judge and the parties |
59-60 |
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5.3.1.3 Persuading the parties on the basis of the facts |
60-61 |
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5.3.1.4 Appeasing the parties' emotion |
61-62 |
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5.3.2 The communicative functions of the parties' overinformativeness |
62-65 |
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5.3.2.1 Reinforcing interactional harmony |
62-63 |
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5.3.2.2 Intensifying interactional attitude |
63 |
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5.3.2.3 Raising interactional efficiency |
63-65 |
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5.4 Summary |
65-66 |
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Chapter Six Conclusion |
66-69 |
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6.1 Introduction |
66 |
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6.2 Major findings |
66-67 |
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6.3 Implications |
67 |
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6.4 Limitations |
67 |
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6.5 Suggestion for further research |
67-69 |
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Bibliography |
69-74 |
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个人情况及联系方式 |
74-75 |
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承诺书 |
75 |
