| Acknowledgements | 第1-5页 |
| Abstract in Chinese | 第5-7页 |
| Contents | 第7-13页 |
| Chapter One Introduction | 第13-17页 |
| ·Origin of the Research | 第13-15页 |
| ·Method of the Research | 第15页 |
| ·Organization of the Thesis | 第15-17页 |
| Chapter Two Literature Review | 第17-35页 |
| ·Speech Act Theory | 第17-18页 |
| ·Refusals across Cultures | 第18-24页 |
| ·Reviews of Studies on Pragmatic Transfer in the Refusal Speech Act | 第24-30页 |
| ·Concept of Language Transfer | 第24-25页 |
| ·Definition of Pragmatic Transfer | 第25-26页 |
| ·Major Studies on Pragmatic Transfer in the Refusal Speech Act | 第26-30页 |
| ·Reviews of Studies on the Relationship between L2 Proficiency and Pragmatic Transfer | 第30-35页 |
| Chapter Three Research Questions and Methodology | 第35-47页 |
| ·Research Questions | 第35-36页 |
| ·Methodology | 第36-47页 |
| ·Subjects | 第36页 |
| ·Instrument | 第36-38页 |
| ·Research Procedure | 第38-40页 |
| ·Data Analysis | 第40-42页 |
| ·An Operational Criterion for Discussing Pragmatic Transfer | 第42-47页 |
| ·Defining of the Degree of Difference | 第42-43页 |
| ·Pragmatic Transfer Reclassified | 第43-47页 |
| Chapter Four Pragmatic Transfer in L2 Refusals | 第47-77页 |
| ·Evidences of Pragmatic Transfer in the Frequency of Semantic Formulas | 第47-61页 |
| ·Evidences of Pragmatic Transfer in the Frequency of Semantic Formula in Refusals to Requests | 第47-51页 |
| ·Evidences of Pragmatic Transfer in the Frequency of Semantic Formula in Refusals to Invitations | 第51-55页 |
| ·Evidences of Pragmatic Transfer in the Frequency of Semantic Formula in Refusals to Suggestions | 第55-58页 |
| ·Evidences of Pragmatic Transfer in the Frequency of Semantic Formula in Refusals to Offers | 第58-61页 |
| ·Evidences of Pragmatic Transfer in the Order of Semantic Formulas | 第61-73页 |
| ·Evidences of Pragmatic Transfer in the Typical Order of Refusals to Requests | 第62-64页 |
| ·Evidences of Pragmatic Transfer in the Typical Order of Refusals to Invitations | 第64-68页 |
| ·Evidences of Pragmatic Transfer in the Typical Order of Refusals to Suggestions | 第68-70页 |
| ·Evidences of Pragmatic Transfer in the Typical Order of Refusals to Offers | 第70-73页 |
| ·Discussion on Pragmatic Transfer in L2 Refusals | 第73-77页 |
| Chapter Five The Relationship between L2 Proficiency and Pragmatic Transfer | 第77-105页 |
| ·The Relationship between Proficiency and Pragmatic Transfer in the Frequency of Semantic Formulas in Each Refusal Eliciting Factor | 第78-88页 |
| ·The Relationship in the Frequency of Semantic Formulas in Refusals to Requests | 第78-80页 |
| ·The Relationship in the Frequency of Semantic Formulas in Refusals to Invitations | 第80-83页 |
| ·The Relationship in the Frequency of Semantic Formulas in Refusals to Suggestions | 第83-86页 |
| ·The Relationship in the Frequency of Semantic Formulas in Refusals to Offers | 第86-88页 |
| ·The Relationship between Proficiency and Pragmatic Transfer in the Order of Semantic Formulas in Each Refusal Eliciting Factor | 第88-101页 |
| ·The Relationship in the Order of Semantic Formulas in Refusals to Requests | 第89-91页 |
| ·The Relationship in the Order of Semantic Formulas in Refusals to Invitations | 第91-94页 |
| ·The Relationship in the Order of Semantic Formulas in Refusals to Suggestions | 第94-97页 |
| ·The Relationship in the Order of Semantic Formulas in Refusals to Offers | 第97-101页 |
| ·Discussion on the Relationship between L2 Proficiency and Pragmatic Transfer in the Refusal Speech Act | 第101-105页 |
| Chapter Six Conclusion | 第105-110页 |
| ·Summary of the Present Research and Major Findings | 第105-107页 |
| ·Significance of the Research | 第107-108页 |
| ·Limitations of the Present Research and Prospects for Future Studies | 第108-110页 |
| Bibliography | 第110-116页 |
| Appendix I Discourse Completion Test | 第116-118页 |
| Appendix II Discourse Completion Test (Chinese Version) | 第118-120页 |
| Appendix III Classification of Refusals (Beebe et al., 1990) | 第120-122页 |
| Appendix IV Classification of Refusals (Revised Version) | 第122页 |
