| Acknowledgements | 第1-5页 |
| Abstract | 第5-7页 |
| 摘要 | 第7-8页 |
| Contents | 第8-10页 |
| List of Figures and Tables | 第10-11页 |
| Chapter One Introduction | 第11-15页 |
| ·General Statements | 第11页 |
| ·Research Questions | 第11-12页 |
| ·Research Methodology | 第12页 |
| ·Significance of the Study | 第12-14页 |
| ·Organization of the Thesis | 第14-15页 |
| Chapter Two Literature Review | 第15-22页 |
| ·Stylistics | 第15-17页 |
| ·Stylistics, Linguistics and Literary Criticism | 第15-16页 |
| ·Development and Models of Stylistics | 第16-17页 |
| ·Discourse Stylistics | 第17-18页 |
| ·Drama and Discourse Analysis | 第18-19页 |
| ·Studies Abroad and at Home | 第19-22页 |
| Chapter Three Theoretical Framework | 第22-29页 |
| ·Conversation Analysis | 第22-23页 |
| ·Pragmatic Analysis | 第23-29页 |
| ·Grice's Cooperative Principle | 第23-25页 |
| ·Leech's Politeness Principle | 第25-26页 |
| ·Brown and Levinson's Politeness Theory | 第26-28页 |
| ·Gu Yueguo's Politeness Principles | 第28-29页 |
| Chapter Four Analysis of the Conversations in the Story of a Noble Family | 第29-48页 |
| ·Power and Turn-taking | 第29-35页 |
| ·Conversational Implicatures Generated by Violation of Quality Maxim | 第35-38页 |
| ·Conversational Implicatures Generated by Violation of Quantity Maxim | 第38-40页 |
| ·Conversational Implicatures Generated by Violation of Relevance Maxim | 第40-41页 |
| ·Conversational Implicatures Generated by Violation of Manner Maxim | 第41-42页 |
| ·Conformity and Violation of the Politeness Principle and Theories | 第42-48页 |
| ·Conformity to the Politeness Principle | 第42-45页 |
| ·Violations of Politeness Theory | 第45-48页 |
| Chapter Five Character Analysis | 第48-53页 |
| ·Analysis of Major Characters | 第48-51页 |
| ·The End of a Mandarin Duck and Butterfly Dream | 第51-53页 |
| Chapter Six Conclusion | 第53-56页 |
| ·Major Findings of the Study | 第53-54页 |
| ·Limitations and Suggestions for Further Study | 第54-56页 |
| References | 第56-59页 |
| Appendix | 第59-70页 |
