| 摘要 | 第1-4页 |
| ABSTRACT | 第4-8页 |
| Chapter 1 Introduction | 第8-12页 |
| ·Research Background | 第8页 |
| ·The Purpose and Significance of the Study | 第8-10页 |
| ·The Purpose of the Study | 第8-9页 |
| ·The Significance of the Study | 第9-10页 |
| ·Structure of the Thesis | 第10-12页 |
| Chapter 2 Literature Review | 第12-29页 |
| ·Theoretical Framework | 第12-20页 |
| ·The Definition of High-context and Low-context Communications | 第12-14页 |
| ·The Characteristics of High-context and Low-context Communications ..72.1.3 Brown and Levinson's Face Theory | 第14-20页 |
| ·Researches Abroad | 第20-25页 |
| ·Politeness Strategies of Lakoff and Leech | 第21-23页 |
| ·Grice’s Cooperative Principle and Goffman’s Concept of Face | 第23-25页 |
| ·Researches at Home | 第25-29页 |
| ·Gu’s Politeness Model | 第26-28页 |
| ·Mao’s Face Orientation | 第28-29页 |
| Chapter 3 Research Methodology | 第29-31页 |
| ·Research Questions | 第29页 |
| ·Instruments | 第29-30页 |
| ·Data Collection and Analysis | 第30-31页 |
| Chapter 4 Results and Discussion | 第31-51页 |
| ·Greetings, Compliments, Thanks-expressing, Apologizing and Partings inChinese High-context Cultures | 第31-38页 |
| ·Greetings | 第31-34页 |
| ·Compliments | 第34-35页 |
| ·Thanks-expressing | 第35-36页 |
| ·Apologizing | 第36-37页 |
| ·Partings | 第37-38页 |
| ·Greetings, Compliments, Thanks-expressing, Apologizing and Partings inAmerican low-context cultures | 第38-43页 |
| ·Greetings | 第38-39页 |
| ·Compliments | 第39-41页 |
| ·Thank-expressing | 第41页 |
| ·Apologizing | 第41-42页 |
| ·Partings | 第42-43页 |
| ·Characteristics of Politeness Language in Chinese High-context Culture andAmerican Low-context Culture | 第43-49页 |
| ·Characteristics of Politeness Language in China | 第44-46页 |
| ·Characteristics of Politeness Language in America | 第46-49页 |
| ·Root Causes of Communication Differences in Chinese High-context Culturesand American Low-context Cultures | 第49-51页 |
| ·Reasons of Chinese High-context Communication Culture | 第49-50页 |
| ·Reasons of Americans Low-context Communication Culture | 第50-51页 |
| Chapter 5 Conclusion | 第51-55页 |
| ·Summary of the Study | 第51-52页 |
| ·Implications | 第52-53页 |
| ·Limitations | 第53-54页 |
| ·Suggestions for Further Study | 第54-55页 |
| BIBLIOGRAPHY | 第55-58页 |
| 攻读硕士学位期间发表的论文 | 第58-59页 |
| ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS | 第59-61页 |
