Chapter One Introduction 1
1.1 Identities in Acadmic Interaction:A Preview 1
1.2 Aims of the Study 4
1.3 Structure of the Book 6
Chapter Two Identity Construction，Academic Interaction and Advising 9
2.1 Identity and Identity Construction 9
2.2 Identity Construction in Academic Interaction 22
2.3 Studies on Advising 26
2.4 Summary 32
Chapter Three Identity Construction as Pragmatic Adaptation 35
3.1 Theoretical Background 35
3.2 Identity Construction as Pragmatic Adaptation 48
3.3 Summary 57
Chapter Four Methodology 58
4.1 Data Collection 58
4.2 Data Analysis 61
4.3 Summary 86
Chapter Five Constructing Identities Through Making Linguistic Choices 87
5.1 Default Identity and Linguistic Choices for Its Construction 87
5.2 Deviational Identities and Linguistic Choices for Their Construction 108
5.3 Distribution of Various Identities in Advising Sequences 128
5.4 Summary 130
Chapter Six Constructing Identity as a Dynamic Process 132
6.1 Identity Modification in Academic Advising Sequences 132
6.2 Identity Shift in Academic Advising Sequences 141
6.3 Summary 166
Chapter Seven Identity Construction Adaptive to Contextual Correlates to Satisfy Communicative Needs 168
7.1 Constructing Identity Dynamically to Satisfy Communicative Needs in Academic Advising Interaction 168
7.2 Identity Construction as an Adaptation to Various Contextual Correlates in Academic Advising Interaction 183
7.3 Summary 207
Chapter Eight Conclusion 209
8.1 Major Findings 209
8.2 Implications ofthe Study 212
8.3 Limitations of the Study and Suggestions for the Further Work 217
References 219