| ABSTRACT | 第4-5页 |
| 摘要 | 第6-9页 |
| ABBREVIATIONS | 第9-12页 |
| CHAPTER ONE INTRODUCTION | 第12-16页 |
| 1.1 Background of the Study | 第12-13页 |
| 1.2 Purpose and Significance of the Study | 第13-14页 |
| 1.3 Organization of the Thesis | 第14-16页 |
| CHAPTER TWO LITERATURE REVIEW | 第16-34页 |
| 2.1 Introduction of Impoliteness | 第16-18页 |
| 2.1.1 Terminology of Impoliteness | 第16-17页 |
| 2.1.2 Definitions of Impoliteness | 第17-18页 |
| 2.2 Studies on Impoliteness | 第18-24页 |
| 2.2.1 Theoretical Studies on Impoliteness | 第18-21页 |
| 2.2.2 Empirical Studies on Impoliteness | 第21-24页 |
| 2.3 Studies on Response Options to Impoliteness | 第24-32页 |
| 2.3.1 Theoretical Studies on Response Options to Impoliteness | 第24-29页 |
| 2.3.2 Empirical Studies on Response Options to Impoliteness | 第29-32页 |
| 2.3.3 Empirical Studies on Response Options to Impoliteness between Married Couples | 第32页 |
| 2.4 Summary | 第32-34页 |
| CHAPTER THREE METHODOLOGY | 第34-61页 |
| 3.1 Research Questions | 第34-35页 |
| 3.2 Data Collection | 第35-40页 |
| 3.2.1 Data Sources | 第35-36页 |
| 3.2.2 Sources of Evidence | 第36-40页 |
| 3.3 Identification of Response Options to Impoliteness | 第40-60页 |
| 3.3.1 Identification of the Option of Keeping Silent | 第40-41页 |
| 3.3.2 Identification of the Option of Acceptance | 第41页 |
| 3.3.3 Identification of the Option of Countering | 第41-59页 |
| 3.3.4 Identification of the Option of Compromise | 第59-60页 |
| 3.4 Transcription Conventions | 第60页 |
| 3.5 Data Analysis | 第60-61页 |
| CHAPTER FOUR RESULTS AND DISCUSSION | 第61-82页 |
| 4.1 Comparison of Response Options to Impoliteness Adopted by Chinese Married Couples and American Married Couples | 第61-75页 |
| 4.1.1 Comparison of the Option of Staying Silent to Impoliteness | 第62页 |
| 4.1.2 Comparison of the Option of Acceptance to Impoliteness | 第62-63页 |
| 4.1.3 Comparison of the Option of Countering to Impoliteness | 第63-66页 |
| 4.1.4 Comparison of the Option of Compromise to Impoliteness | 第66-67页 |
| 4.1.5 Discussion | 第67-75页 |
| 4.2 Comparison of Communicative Effects of Response Options to Impoliteness Adopted by Chinese Married Couples and American Married Couples | 第75-80页 |
| 4.2.1 Similarities of Communicative Effects of Response Options to Impoliteness | 第75-79页 |
| 4.2.2 Differences of Communicative Effects of Response Options to Impoliteness | 第79-80页 |
| 4.3 Summary | 第80-82页 |
| CHAPTER FIVE CONCLUSION | 第82-86页 |
| 5.1 Major Findings | 第82-83页 |
| 5.2 Implications | 第83-84页 |
| 5.3 Limitations and Suggestions | 第84-86页 |
| REFERENCES | 第86-93页 |
| 攻读学位期间取得的研究成果 | 第93-94页 |
| ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS | 第94页 |
