| ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS | 第1-8页 |
| 摘要 | 第8-10页 |
| ABSTRACT | 第10-12页 |
| LIST OF ABBREVIATIONS | 第12-13页 |
| TABLE OF CONTENTS | 第13-15页 |
| Chapter One INTRODUCTION | 第15-19页 |
| ·Background of the Study | 第15-16页 |
| ·Objectives of the Study | 第16-17页 |
| ·Significance of the Study | 第17-18页 |
| ·Overall Structure of the Thesis | 第18-19页 |
| Chapter Two LITERATURE REVIEW | 第19-27页 |
| ·General Review on Studies of Gender Differences in language Use | 第19-24页 |
| ·Research abroad | 第20-23页 |
| ·Research at home | 第23-24页 |
| ·The Pragmatic Studies of Gender Differences in Language Use | 第24-25页 |
| ·The Studies of Villette | 第25-27页 |
| Chapter Three METHODOLOGY | 第27-37页 |
| ·Theoretical Framework | 第27-35页 |
| ·Grice's Cooperative Principle | 第27-30页 |
| ·Leech's Politeness Principle | 第30-33页 |
| ·The Politeness Principle and Its Maxims | 第30-32页 |
| ·PP as Rescue of CP | 第32-33页 |
| ·Brown and Levinson's Face Saving Theory | 第33-35页 |
| ·Research Questions | 第35页 |
| ·Research Design | 第35-37页 |
| Chapter Four A PRAGMATIC ANALYSIS OF GENDER DIFFERENCES IN THE CROSS-GENDER CONVERSATIONS IN VILLETTE | 第37-63页 |
| ·Gender Differences in Observing or Violating the CP | 第37-48页 |
| ·The Quantity maxim | 第38-40页 |
| ·The Relation maxim | 第40-44页 |
| ·The maxims of Quality and Manner | 第44-48页 |
| ·Gender Differences in Observing or Violating the PP | 第48-57页 |
| ·The Tact maxim and Generosity maxim | 第49-52页 |
| ·The Approbation maxim and Modesty maxim | 第52-53页 |
| ·The Agreement maxim | 第53-55页 |
| ·The Sympathy maxim | 第55-57页 |
| ·Gender Differences in Employing Face-saving Strategies | 第57-61页 |
| ·Summary | 第61-63页 |
| Chapter Five DISCUSSIONS ON REASONS FOR GENDER DIFFERENCES IN THE CROSS-GENDER CONVERSATIONS IN VILLETTE | 第63-69页 |
| ·The Main Reasons for Gender Differences in Language Use | 第63-66页 |
| ·Particular Reasons for Gender Differences in the Cross-gender Conversations in Villette | 第66-69页 |
| Chapter Six CONCLUSION | 第69-72页 |
| ·Major Findings of the Study | 第69-70页 |
| ·Limitations | 第70-71页 |
| ·Suggestions | 第71-72页 |
| REFERENCES | 第72-78页 |
| APPENDIX Ⅰ | 第78-84页 |
| APPENDIX Ⅱ | 第84页 |
