1、ExploringtheDiscourseofChineseGenealogy：ACulturalStudyofLanClanGenealogyAThesisPresentedtoTheCollegeofForeignLanguagesZhejiangNormalUniversityInPartialFulfillmentoftheRequirementForDegreeofMasterofArtsinLinguisticsandApp

2、liedLinguisticsByLinMeiyunUndertheSupervisionofProfessorWuZongJieZhejiangNormalUniversityDecember2010AcknowledgmentsUponthecompletiontothethesis，1wouldliketotaketheopportunitytoexpressmygratitudetothosetowhomthisthesisOW

3、eSagreatdealFirstofall，mysincerethanksgotomyrespectedsupervisorProfessorWuZongjie，whoguidedmeintothefieldofresearchandextendedmyhorizonofresearchHisinsightfulcommentsandconstructiveideasbroughtmetoanewacademicfieldDuring

4、mythesiswriting，heprovidedme、)l，imvaluablesuggestionsandalsosharedhisideasonitwithoutwhichthethesiswouldbedifferentoneSecond，Ialnindebtedtomyotherteachers，AssociateProfessorHuMeixin，AssociateProfessorZhengZhilianfortheir

5、kindlyencouragementinvaluablesuggestionsandselflessassistanceduringmystudyBesides，mygratitudeshouldbeexpressedtoMrsLiuXiangtingandMrsXiaCuijunfor廿leirpreciousadviceandenlightenmentonmythesisproposalWiththesamesupervisort

6、heygavemefullunderstandingofthestudyandalwaysshowedpatienceandattentiononmystudyThird，IanlalsogratefultomyfriendsandclassmatesGuoYulianZhouXiaoyuYangShuhuaLiHuaChenHuiyan，DaiZhe，LiYanqinfortheirencouragementcare，loveands

7、upervisionaccompaniedmealongtheroadthroughmypostgraduatestudyThelastbutnottheleast，1wouldliketoextendmygratitudetomyfamilyfortheirsupportOneisformygrandparents，withouttheircontribution，Icouldnotcollectthedata；anotherisfo