| Acknowledgements | 第1-6页 |
| 摘要 | 第6-8页 |
| Abstract | 第8-11页 |
| List of Tables | 第11-12页 |
| List of Figures | 第12-13页 |
| List of Abbreviations | 第13-17页 |
| Chapter One Introduction | 第17-33页 |
| ·Background of the study | 第17-20页 |
| ·Objectives of the study | 第20-23页 |
| ·Significance of the study | 第23-25页 |
| ·Methodology used in the dissertation | 第25-26页 |
| ·Data collection | 第26-28页 |
| ·Organization of the dissertation | 第28-31页 |
| Notes | 第31-33页 |
| Chapter Two Review of the Relevant Literature | 第33-66页 |
| ·Dramatic dialogue and ordinary conversation | 第33-37页 |
| ·Differences between dramatic dialogue and ordinary conversation | 第33-35页 |
| ·Similarities between dramatic dialogue and ordinary conversation | 第35-37页 |
| ·Studies of drama stylistics | 第37-44页 |
| ·The poetic-fictional approach to drama stylistics | 第37-39页 |
| ·The pragmatic and discourse analysis approach to drama stylistics | 第39-43页 |
| ·The pragmastylistic approach to stage directions in dramatic text | 第43-44页 |
| ·Survey of the studies on impoliteness | 第44-58页 |
| ·Studies on impoliteness in the West | 第44-56页 |
| ·Studies on impoliteness at home | 第56-58页 |
| ·Survey of the studies on Pygmalion | 第58-63页 |
| ·Literary studies on Pygmalion | 第59-62页 |
| ·Linguistic studies on Pygmalion | 第62-63页 |
| ·Summary | 第63-64页 |
| Notes | 第64-66页 |
| Chapter Three Theoretical Framework: On-/Off-record Impoliteness Model | 第66-94页 |
| ·Theoretical preliminaries | 第66-73页 |
| ·Bousfield’s view on face | 第66-68页 |
| ·Three politeness models | 第68-73页 |
| ·Interpretation of impoliteness | 第73-79页 |
| ·Bousfield’s definition of impoliteness | 第74-76页 |
| ·The categorization of impoliteness | 第76-77页 |
| ·Impoliteness and conflict | 第77-79页 |
| ·The categories of impoliteness strategies | 第79-83页 |
| ·On-/Off-record impoliteness strategies | 第80-81页 |
| ·Single/Combined impoliteness strategies | 第81-83页 |
| ·Three dimensions of impoliteness analysis | 第83-90页 |
| ·Impoliteness at the utterance level | 第83-84页 |
| ·Impoliteness at the discoursal level | 第84-87页 |
| ·Impoliteness in the turn-taking system | 第87-90页 |
| ·An analytical framework for the present study | 第90-92页 |
| ·Summary | 第92-93页 |
| Notes | 第93-94页 |
| Chapter 4 The Classification of Impoliteness Phenomena in Pygmalion | 第94-140页 |
| ·Impoliteness between social unequals | 第95-126页 |
| ·Impoliteness between Higgins and Liza | 第95-118页 |
| ·Impoliteness between Higgins and Alfred Doolittle | 第118-121页 |
| ·Impoliteness between Higgins and Mrs. Pearce | 第121-124页 |
| ·Impoliteness between Higgins and the other characters | 第124-126页 |
| ·Impoliteness between social equals | 第126-138页 |
| ·Impoliteness between Higgins and his mother | 第127-131页 |
| ·Impoliteness between Higgins and Pickering | 第131-134页 |
| ·Impoliteness between Alfred Doolittle and Liza | 第134-135页 |
| ·Impoliteness between Clara and her brother and their mother | 第135-138页 |
| ·Summary | 第138页 |
| Notes | 第138-140页 |
| Chapter 5 The Pragmastylistic Functions of Impoliteness in Pygmalion | 第140-183页 |
| ·Impoliteness in revealing power | 第140-151页 |
| ·Impoliteness in re-asserting power | 第141-144页 |
| ·Impoliteness in challenging power | 第144-148页 |
| ·Sarcasm in exercising power | 第148-151页 |
| ·Impoliteness in demonstrating characterization | 第151-161页 |
| ·Impoliteness in the characterization of Higgins | 第152-155页 |
| ·Impoliteness in the characterization of Liza | 第155-159页 |
| ·Impoliteness in the characterization of Alfred Doolittle | 第159-161页 |
| ·Impoliteness in exploring plot development | 第161-173页 |
| ·Impoliteness in the transformation of Liza | 第162-171页 |
| ·Impoliteness in the transformation of Alfred Doolittle | 第171-173页 |
| ·Impoliteness in generating comic effect | 第173-181页 |
| ·Impoliteness of Higgins and its comic effect | 第173-176页 |
| ·Impoliteness of Liza and its comic effect | 第176-178页 |
| ·Impoliteness of Alfred Doolittle and its comic effect | 第178-181页 |
| ·Summary | 第181-182页 |
| Notes | 第182-183页 |
| Chapter Six Conclusion | 第183-190页 |
| ·Summary of the study | 第183-184页 |
| ·Main findings of the study | 第184-187页 |
| ·Significance of the study | 第187-188页 |
| ·Limitations of the study and suggestions for further exploration | 第188-190页 |
| References | 第190-202页 |
