| Acknowledgements | 第1-7页 |
| 中文摘要 | 第7-9页 |
| Abstract | 第9-14页 |
| Chapter One Introduction | 第14-19页 |
| ·Research Background | 第14-16页 |
| ·Purpose and Significance of the Research | 第16-17页 |
| ·The Overall Structure of the Thesis | 第17-19页 |
| Chapter Two Literature Review | 第19-33页 |
| ·Speech Act Theory | 第19-28页 |
| ·Performatives and Constatives | 第19-21页 |
| ·Illocutionary Act | 第21-22页 |
| ·Searle’s Speech Act Theory | 第22-23页 |
| ·Classification of Illocutionary Acts | 第23-28页 |
| ·Austin’s Classification | 第23-25页 |
| ·Searle’s Revision | 第25-28页 |
| ·Indirect Speech Act | 第28-29页 |
| ·Previous Studies on the Speech Act | 第29-33页 |
| ·Critical Review of Studies on Austin’s Speech Act Theory | 第29-30页 |
| ·Critical Review of Studies on Searle’s Speech Act Theory | 第30-33页 |
| Chapter Three Factors that Affect Speech Acts | 第33-48页 |
| ·Factors of Intercultural Patterns | 第33-44页 |
| ·Hall’s Low-Context and High-Context Communication Theory | 第33-36页 |
| ·Hofstede’s Model of Cultural Dimension | 第36-44页 |
| ·Individualism and Collectivism | 第36-39页 |
| ·High and Low Power Distance | 第39-42页 |
| ·Long-term and Short-term Orientation | 第42-44页 |
| ·Factors of Politeness | 第44-46页 |
| ·Factors of Face | 第46-48页 |
| Chapter Four Introduction to The Joy Luck Club | 第48-55页 |
| ·An Introduction to Amy Tan | 第48-49页 |
| ·An Introduction to the Plot of The Joy Luck Club | 第49-50页 |
| ·Previous Studies on The Joy Luck Club | 第50-54页 |
| ·Identity | 第50-51页 |
| ·Mother – Daughter Relationship | 第51-52页 |
| ·Narratology and Stylistics | 第52-53页 |
| ·Cultural Studies | 第53-54页 |
| ·Characteristics of the Main Characters’ Speech Acts | 第54-55页 |
| Chapter Five Intercultural Analysis of the Speech Acts in the Dialogues of The Joy Luck Club | 第55-75页 |
| ·Inter-Cultural Studies of the Speech Acts in the Dialogues | 第55-75页 |
| ·Addressing | 第55-59页 |
| ·The Speech Act of Addressing | 第55页 |
| ·Intercultural Analysis of Addressing in the Dialogues | 第55-59页 |
| ·Summary | 第59页 |
| ·Refusals | 第59-65页 |
| ·The Speech Act of Refusal | 第59-60页 |
| ·Intercultural Analysis of Refusals in the Dialogues | 第60-64页 |
| ·Summary | 第64-65页 |
| ·Compliments | 第65-69页 |
| ·The Speech Act of Compliment | 第65页 |
| ·Intercultural Analysis of Compliments in the Dialogues | 第65-68页 |
| ·Summary | 第68-69页 |
| ·Requests | 第69-75页 |
| ·The Speech Act of Request | 第69-70页 |
| ·Intercultural Analysis of Requests in the Dialogues | 第70-74页 |
| ·Summary | 第74-75页 |
| Chapter Six Conclusion | 第75-78页 |
| ·Research Findings | 第75-76页 |
| ·Implications and Suggestions | 第76-78页 |
| Bibliography | 第78-81页 |
