| Acknowledgements | 第1-5页 |
| 摘要 | 第5-6页 |
| ABSTRACT | 第6-10页 |
| Chapter 1 Introduction | 第10-17页 |
| ·Motivation of the thesis | 第10-13页 |
| ·Criticism: Definition and Function | 第13-15页 |
| ·Format of this thesis | 第15-17页 |
| Chapter 2 An Overview of Speech Acts Theories & Politeness Principle | 第17-37页 |
| ·Speech Act Theory | 第17-23页 |
| ·Austin's Theory | 第17-20页 |
| ·Searle's Theory | 第20-23页 |
| ·Grice's Co-operative Principle (CP) | 第23-25页 |
| ·Politeness Principle | 第25-37页 |
| ·Leech's Politeness Principle | 第26-28页 |
| ·Brown and Levinson's Face Theory | 第28-31页 |
| ·Verschueren's Adaptation Theory | 第31-37页 |
| Chapter 3 A Contrastive Analysis of Criticism in English and Chinese | 第37-63页 |
| ·Direct Criticism | 第37-41页 |
| ·Indirect criticism | 第41-51页 |
| ·Modifications of criticism | 第51-63页 |
| ·Internal modifications of criticism | 第51-60页 |
| ·External modifications of criticism | 第60-63页 |
| Chapter 4 An Investigation into Contextual Influences on Criticism Speech Acts | 第63-83页 |
| ·About context | 第63-69页 |
| ·The constituents of context and contextual variables | 第69-77页 |
| ·Field | 第69-71页 |
| ·Tenor | 第71-77页 |
| ·The context variables in Leech's politeness principles | 第75-76页 |
| ·The context Variables in Brown and Levinson's model | 第76-77页 |
| ·The influence of contextual factors upon criticism speech Acts | 第77-83页 |
| Chapter 5 An Investigation into Cultural Influences on Criticism Speech Acts | 第83-99页 |
| ·About culture | 第83-84页 |
| ·Language and Culture | 第84-85页 |
| ·Differences in Cultural Patterns of China and America | 第85-91页 |
| ·The Influence of Culture upon Criticism Speech Acts | 第91-99页 |
| Chapter 6 Conclusion | 第99-103页 |
| Bibliography | 第103-106页 |
