| Abstract | 第1-4页 |
| 摘要 | 第4-8页 |
| Introduction | 第8-12页 |
| Chapter One Literature Review and Theoretical Foundation of Politeness | 第12-23页 |
| ·Literature Review of Politeness Theories in Western Countries | 第12-18页 |
| ·Leech's Politeness Principle | 第12-15页 |
| ·Brown and Levinson’s Face-saving Theory(FST) | 第15-18页 |
| ·Literature Review of Politeness Theories in China | 第18-23页 |
| ·Gu Yueguo’s Politeness Model | 第18-20页 |
| ·Mao’s Relative Face Orientation Constructs | 第20-23页 |
| Chapter Two The Empirical Research | 第23-37页 |
| ·Research Questions | 第23-24页 |
| ·Design of the Study | 第24-26页 |
| ·Subjects of the Research | 第24-25页 |
| ·Instrument | 第25-26页 |
| ·Procedure | 第26-37页 |
| ·Data Collection | 第26-27页 |
| ·Data Analysis | 第27-37页 |
| Chapter Three Results Analysis and Discussion | 第37-54页 |
| ·The Chinese and English Refusal Patterns | 第37-45页 |
| ·Similarities in the Refusal Strategies of Chinese and English Native Speakers | 第40-41页 |
| ·Differences in the Refusal Strategies of Chinese and English Native Speakers | 第41-44页 |
| ·The Cause of Pragmatic failure in the Refusal Strategies of Chinese and EnglishNative Speakers | 第44-45页 |
| ·The Chinese and English Compliment Patterns | 第45-54页 |
| ·Similarities in the Compliment Responses Strategies of Chinese and EnglishNative Speakers | 第47页 |
| ·Differences in the Compliment Responses Strategies of Chinese and EnglishNative Speakers | 第47-52页 |
| ·The Cause of Pragmatic failure in the Compliment Responses Strategies ofChinese and English Native Speakers | 第52-54页 |
| Chapter Four Implications | 第54-60页 |
| ·Implications for Cross-Cultural Communication | 第54-56页 |
| ·Implications for Foreign Language Teaching and Learning | 第56-60页 |
| ·The Necessity of Enhancing Culture Teaching in Classroom | 第56-57页 |
| ·Developing Learners’Cultural Awareness and Creativity | 第57-60页 |
| Conclusion | 第60-64页 |
| Acknowledgements | 第64-65页 |
| Bibliography | 第65-69页 |
| Appendix Ⅰ | 第69-71页 |
| Appendix Ⅱ | 第71-73页 |
| Appendix Ⅱ | 第73-74页 |
| Appendix Ⅳ | 第74-75页 |
| 攻读硕士学位期间研究成果 | 第75-76页 |
