| 摘要 | 第5-6页 |
| abstract | 第6页 |
| Chapter One Introduction | 第9-13页 |
| 1.1 Research Background | 第9页 |
| 1.2 Purpose and Significance of the Study | 第9-11页 |
| 1.3 Outline of the Thesis | 第11-13页 |
| Chapter Two Literature Review | 第13-20页 |
| 2.1 Lin Yutang: A Transcultured Man | 第13-14页 |
| 2.2 Previous Studies on Lin Yutang from an Intercultural Perspective | 第14-18页 |
| 2.2.1 General Studies on Lin Yutang | 第14-16页 |
| 2.2.2 Studies on Lin Yutang's Intercultural Writing | 第16-17页 |
| 2.2.3 Studies on Lin Yutang's Intercultural Identity | 第17-18页 |
| 2.3 Previous Studies on The Importance of Living from an InterculturalPerspective | 第18-19页 |
| 2.4 Limitations of Previous Studies | 第19-20页 |
| Chapter Three Theoretical Framework | 第20-36页 |
| 3.1 Orientalism and its Significance for Intercultural Communication | 第20-25页 |
| 3.1.1 Said's Orientalism | 第20-21页 |
| 3.1.2 The Enlightened Self and the Process of Othering | 第21-22页 |
| 3.1.3 Self-Orientalism in Intercultural Communication | 第22-23页 |
| 3.1.4 Re-Orientalism in Intercultural Communication | 第23-24页 |
| 3.1.5 Orientalism and its Implications for Intercultural Communication | 第24-25页 |
| 3.2 Theory of Contact Zone and Autoethnography | 第25-34页 |
| 3.2.1 Demystifying Lin Yutang's Cultural Identity in Contact Zone | 第26-31页 |
| 3.2.2 Conceptualizing The Importance of Living as an Autoethnography | 第31-34页 |
| 3.3 Summary of the Chapter | 第34-36页 |
| Chapter Four Analysis of the Intercultural Communication Strategies inThe Importance of Living | 第36-53页 |
| 4.1 Strategies at Narrative Level:Rediscovering Chinese Essayistic Traditions | 第36-40页 |
| 4.1.1 Establishing a Conversational Tone | 第36-38页 |
| 4.1.2 Employing Shifting Perspectives | 第38-40页 |
| 4.2 Strategies at Thematic Level: Reinventing Chineseness | 第40-52页 |
| 4.2.1 The Chinese Approach to Spiritual Life | 第42-45页 |
| 4.2.2 The Chinese Approach to Material Life | 第45-48页 |
| 4.2.3 Redefining Chineseness as Alternative Modernity | 第48-52页 |
| 4.3 Summary of the Chapter | 第52-53页 |
| Chapter Five Conclusion | 第53-55页 |
| 5.1 General Conclusion | 第53-54页 |
| 5.2 Limitations of the Study and Suggestions for Further Studies | 第54-55页 |
| Bibliography | 第55-59页 |
| Acknowledgements | 第59页 |
