目录 Abstract Chapter One Introduction 1.1 Research Background and Rationale 1.2 Delimitation of the Research Object 1.3 Research Questions 1.4 Data Collection 1.5 Outline of the Dissertation Chapter Two Literature Review 2.1 Studies Related to Deixis 2.1.1 A Word of Terminology 2.1.2 Definitions of Deixis 2.1.3 Core Concepts of Deixis 2.1.4 Categories of Deixis 2.1.5 Subjectivity of Deixis 2.2 Previous Linguistic Inquiries on Deictic Motion Verbs 2.2 .1 Studies Relating to Deictic Center 2.2.2 Studies Relating to Appropriateness Conditions 2.2.3 Studies Relating to Perspective 2.2.4 Studies in Cross-linguistic Evidence 2.2.5 Studies in Language Acquisition 2.3 Summary Chapter Three Context of Action Verbs in Utterances 3.1 Context at the Utterance Level 3.2 Context at the Actional Level 3.2.1 Spatial Direction 3.2.2 Temporal Orientation 3.2.3 Instrumentality 3.2.4 Degree of Effect 3.2.5 Agents Mental State 3.3 Context of Action Extended 3.3.1 So Context 3.3.2 Cultural Context 3.4 Summary Chapter Four Politeness Strategies and Action Verbs 4.1 Introduction 4.1.1 Delimitation of Politeness Strategies 4.1.2 Politeness Strategies and Action Verbs 4.2 Understanding Soly Deictic Action Verbs 4.2.1 Honorific Verbs 4.2.2 Delimitation of Soly Deictic Action Verbs 4.3 Action Verbs Pointing to Politeness Principles: An Empirical Investigation 4.3.1 Respect Deference 4.3.2 Modesty Humbleness 4.3.3 Hospitality 4.3.4 Friendliness 4.3.5 Freedom of Action 4.3.6 Honesty 4.4 Summary Chapter Five Cultural Assumptions and Action Verbs 5.1 Constructing Models of Mainstream Culture 5.1.1 Defining American Culture 5.1.2 Understanding the Mainstream Culture 5.1.3 Shaping the Mainstream Cultural Assumptions 5.2 Understanding Culturally Deictic Action Verbs 5.2.1 Approaching Cultural Indexicality 5.2.2 Delimitating Culturally Deictic Action Verbs 5.2.3 Deictic Mode of Culturally Deictic Action Verbs 5.3 Action Verbs Pointing to Cultural Assumptions: An Empirical Investigation 5.3.1 Pointing to Basic Beliefs 5.3.2 Pointing to Dominant Values 5.3.3 Pointing to Mainstream Attitudes 5.4 Summary Chapter Six Conclusion 6.1 Major Findings of the Study 6.2 Implications of the Study 6.3 Limitations of the Study 6.4 Suggestions for Future Research Appendix I Appendix II Appendix III Appendix IV Appendix V Appendix VI Bibliography Acknowledgement
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