| 创新性声明 | 第1页 |
| 关于论文使用授权的说明 | 第2-3页 |
| 摘要 | 第3-4页 |
| Abstract | 第4-7页 |
| Chapter One Introduction | 第7-11页 |
| ·Aims of the study | 第7页 |
| ·Considerations involved in selecting the subject of this study | 第7-8页 |
| ·Advantages and limitations | 第8-11页 |
| Chapter Two Literature Review | 第11-19页 |
| ·Introduction | 第11页 |
| ·Language and Gender Studies as a subfield of sociolinguistics | 第11页 |
| ·Robin Lakoff and her findings | 第11-12页 |
| ·Peter Trudgill and his linguistic work | 第12-14页 |
| ·Earlier findings on linguistic sex differentiation | 第14-15页 |
| ·The classic example from the West Indies | 第14页 |
| ·The explanation provided by Indians themselves | 第14-15页 |
| ·Otto Jespersen’s explanation | 第15页 |
| ·Men, women, and conversation | 第15-16页 |
| ·The dominance and difference approaches | 第16-17页 |
| ·Conclusion | 第17-19页 |
| Chapter Three Research Methodology | 第19-27页 |
| ·Introduction | 第19页 |
| ·General procedures of sociolinguistic investigation | 第19页 |
| ·Data collection methods | 第19-22页 |
| ·Introspection | 第19-20页 |
| ·Participant observation | 第20-21页 |
| ·Interviewing | 第21页 |
| ·Tape-recording of conversations or speeches | 第21页 |
| ·Using questionnaires | 第21-22页 |
| ·Using written texts—discourse analysis | 第22页 |
| ·Research instruments | 第22-25页 |
| ·Questionnaire | 第22-24页 |
| ·Questionnaire structure and delivery | 第22-23页 |
| ·Advantages and disadvantages | 第23-24页 |
| ·A Published work—discourse analysis | 第24-25页 |
| ·Material used | 第24页 |
| ·Linguistic features investigated | 第24页 |
| ·Advantages and disadvantages | 第24-25页 |
| ·Conclusion | 第25-27页 |
| Chapter Four Data Analysis | 第27-57页 |
| ·Introduction | 第27页 |
| ·Some personal information about the interviewees and respondents | 第27-31页 |
| ·Some personal information about the interviewees | 第27-28页 |
| ·Some personal information about the American respondents | 第28-30页 |
| ·Some information about the British and Australian respondents | 第30-31页 |
| ·Data analysis: procedures | 第31-32页 |
| ·Data analysis: results | 第32-55页 |
| ·Research question one | 第32-37页 |
| ·The question included in the questionnaire | 第32页 |
| ·Results and data analysis | 第32-33页 |
| ·Analysis of data collected from Working | 第33-37页 |
| ·Research question two | 第37-41页 |
| ·The question included in the questionnaire | 第37页 |
| ·Results and data analysis | 第37-38页 |
| ·Analysis of data collected from Working | 第38-41页 |
| ·Research question three | 第41-43页 |
| ·The question included in the questionnaire | 第41页 |
| ·Results and data analysis | 第41-42页 |
| ·Analysis of data collected from Working | 第42-43页 |
| ·Research question four | 第43-44页 |
| ·The question included in the questionnaire | 第43页 |
| ·Results and data analysis | 第43-44页 |
| ·Research question five | 第44-49页 |
| ·The question included in the questionnaire | 第44页 |
| ·Results and data analysis | 第44-49页 |
| ·Research question six | 第49-53页 |
| ·The question included in the questionnaire | 第49页 |
| ·Results and data analysis | 第49-53页 |
| ·Research question seven | 第53-55页 |
| ·The question included in the questionnaire | 第54页 |
| ·Results and data analysis | 第54-55页 |
| ·Conclusion | 第55-57页 |
| Chapter Five Discussion of Research Findings | 第57-67页 |
| ·Introduction | 第57页 |
| ·Discussion of research findings and conclusions | 第57-65页 |
| ·Research question one | 第57-58页 |
| ·Research question two | 第58-59页 |
| ·Research question three | 第59-60页 |
| ·Research question four | 第60-61页 |
| ·Research question five | 第61-62页 |
| ·Research question six | 第62-64页 |
| ·Research question seven | 第64-65页 |
| ·Overall conclusions | 第65-67页 |
| Postscript | 第67-71页 |
| Appendix | 第71-73页 |
| Acknowledgements | 第73-75页 |
| Bibliography | 第75-79页 |
| Latest publication | 第79页 |
