| Acknowledgements | 第1-5页 |
| Abstract in English | 第5-7页 |
| Abstract in Chinese | 第7-10页 |
| List of Tables | 第10-11页 |
| Chapter One Introduction | 第11-15页 |
| ·Orientation of the Study | 第11-12页 |
| ·Motivation of the Study | 第12-13页 |
| ·Overview of the Thesis | 第13-15页 |
| Chapter Two Literature Review | 第15-44页 |
| ·Theoretical Review | 第15-26页 |
| ·Language and Culture | 第15-17页 |
| ·Speech Act Theory | 第17-20页 |
| ·Cooperative Principle | 第20-22页 |
| ·Politeness Theories | 第22-26页 |
| ·Pragmatic Transfer | 第26-44页 |
| ·Language Transfer in SLA | 第26-27页 |
| ·The Definition of Pragmatic Transfer | 第27-28页 |
| ·The Classification of Pragmatic Transfer | 第28-31页 |
| ·Positive Transfer and Negative Transfer | 第28-30页 |
| ·Pragmalinguistic Transfer and Sociopragmatic Transfer | 第30-31页 |
| ·Identification of Pragmatic Transfer | 第31页 |
| ·The Factors that Influence Pragmatic Transfer | 第31-36页 |
| ·Learner-Internal Factors | 第31-34页 |
| ·Learner-External Factors | 第34-36页 |
| ·Relevant Studies on Chinese→English Pragmatic Transfer | 第36-41页 |
| ·Limitation of Previous Studies | 第41-44页 |
| Chapter Three Research Framework | 第44-51页 |
| ·Research Questions | 第44-46页 |
| ·The Subjects | 第46-47页 |
| ·The Chinese Subjects | 第46-47页 |
| ·The American Subjects | 第47页 |
| ·The Instrument | 第47-48页 |
| ·Data Collection | 第48-49页 |
| ·Data Analysis | 第49-51页 |
| Chapter Four Findings and Discussions | 第51-66页 |
| ·Pragmatic Transfer and Non-Transfer | 第51-61页 |
| ·Pragmatic Transfer | 第51-55页 |
| ·Negative Pragmatic Transfer | 第51-53页 |
| ·Positive Pragmatic Transfer | 第53-55页 |
| ·Non-Transfer | 第55-61页 |
| ·Recognition of Pragmatic Differences between L1 and L2 | 第55-57页 |
| ·Unawareness of Pragmatic Similarities between L1 and L2 | 第57-59页 |
| ·No Empathy with either the L1 Pragmatic Norms or the L2 Pragmatic Norms | 第59-61页 |
| ·Summary of the Section | 第61页 |
| ·Pragmatic Transfer and General English Proficiency | 第61-66页 |
| ·Negative Pragmatic Transfer and General English Proficiency | 第62-63页 |
| ·Positive Pragmatic Transfer and General English Proficiency | 第63-65页 |
| ·Summary of the Section | 第65-66页 |
| Chapter Five General Discussions and Pedagogical Implications | 第66-72页 |
| ·General Discussions | 第66-70页 |
| ·Pragmatic Transfer and Non-Transfer | 第66-68页 |
| ·Pragmatic Transfer and General English Proficiency | 第68-70页 |
| ·Pedagogical Implications | 第70-72页 |
| Chapter Six Conclusion | 第72-74页 |
| ·Conclusion | 第72页 |
| ·Limitations of the Study | 第72-74页 |
| Bibliography | 第74-79页 |
| Appendix | 第79-97页 |
