| Acknowledgements | 第1-5页 |
| Abstract | 第5-7页 |
| 摘要 | 第7-11页 |
| Introduction | 第11-13页 |
| Chapter 1 Previous Studies of Compliments and Related Theories | 第13-25页 |
| ·Speech Act Theory | 第13-15页 |
| ·Cooperative Principle and Politeness Principle | 第15-18页 |
| ·Cooperative Principle | 第15-16页 |
| ·Politeness Principle | 第16-18页 |
| ·Compliments and Their Responses | 第18-25页 |
| ·Definitions of Compliments | 第18-20页 |
| ·Formulas of Compliments | 第20-21页 |
| ·Functions of Compliments | 第21-22页 |
| ·Factors that Influence Compliments | 第22-25页 |
| Chapter 2 Context | 第25-43页 |
| ·Definitions of Context | 第25-26页 |
| ·Importance of the Realization of Context | 第26-33页 |
| ·Three Functions of Language | 第27-31页 |
| ·Ideational Function | 第28-29页 |
| ·Interpersonal Function | 第29-30页 |
| ·Textual Function | 第30-31页 |
| ·Basic Functions of Context | 第31-33页 |
| ·Restrictive Function | 第31-32页 |
| ·Interpretative Function | 第32-33页 |
| ·Classifications of Context | 第33-43页 |
| ·Linguistic Context | 第34-36页 |
| ·Communicative Context | 第36-43页 |
| ·The Mental World | 第38-39页 |
| ·The Social World | 第39-40页 |
| ·The Physical World | 第40-43页 |
| Chapter 3 Compliments in Linguistic Context | 第43-49页 |
| ·Compliments in Different Linguistic Contexts | 第43-47页 |
| ·Compliments in Formal Linguistic Context | 第44-45页 |
| ·Compliments in Informal Linguistic Context | 第45-47页 |
| ·Responding to Compliments in Different Linguistic Contexts | 第47页 |
| ·Effects and Discussions | 第47-49页 |
| Chapter 4 Compliments in Communicative Context | 第49-61页 |
| ·Compliments in the Mental World | 第49-50页 |
| ·Compliments in the Social World | 第50-60页 |
| ·Compliments in Different Cultures | 第51-55页 |
| ·Compliments in China | 第52-53页 |
| ·Compliments in English-Speaking Countries | 第53-54页 |
| ·Pragmatic Failure Caused by Different Cultures | 第54-55页 |
| ·Compliments Exchanged between Different Social Identities | 第55-60页 |
| ·Compliments Exchanged between Students | 第57-58页 |
| ·Compliments Exchanged between Teachers | 第58-59页 |
| ·Compliments Exchanged between Students and Teachers | 第59-60页 |
| ·Compliments in the Physical World | 第60-61页 |
| Conclusion | 第61-63页 |
| Bibliography | 第63-64页 |
