| Abstract in English | 第1-6页 |
| Abstract in Chinese | 第6-9页 |
| Chapter 1 Introduction | 第9-12页 |
| ·Scope of the Study | 第9-10页 |
| ·Questions of the Study | 第10页 |
| ·Significance of the Study | 第10-11页 |
| ·Method of the Study | 第11页 |
| ·Collection of Data | 第11-12页 |
| Chapter 2 Review of Previous Studies on Silence | 第12-20页 |
| ·Definitions of Silence | 第12-13页 |
| ·Classifications of Silence | 第13-16页 |
| ·Locations, Duration and Frequency of Silence | 第16-17页 |
| ·Interpretations of Silence | 第17-18页 |
| ·Functions and Pragmatic Attributes of Silence | 第18-20页 |
| Chapter 3 Theoretical Framework: Politeness | 第20-29页 |
| ·Leech’s Politeness Principle | 第20-23页 |
| ·The Six Maxims | 第21-22页 |
| ·Pragmatic Scales of Politeness | 第22-23页 |
| ·Brown and Levinson’s Politeness Theory | 第23-24页 |
| ·The Face Theory | 第23页 |
| ·Face Threatening Acts/ FTAs | 第23-24页 |
| ·Super Strategies for Performing the FTA | 第24页 |
| ·Robin Lakoff’s Politeness Rules | 第24-25页 |
| ·Gu Yuguo’s Politeness Maxims | 第25-26页 |
| ·The Four Maxims | 第25页 |
| ·Difference of Gu’s Maxims from Others | 第25-26页 |
| ·Merits of Brown and Levinson’s Face Theory over Others | 第26页 |
| ·Silence and Politeness | 第26-29页 |
| Chapter 4 Silences in Film Pride and Prejudice: A Case Study | 第29-48页 |
| ·Brief Introduction to Pride and Prejudice | 第29-30页 |
| ·Forms of Silence in Pride and Prejudice | 第30-31页 |
| ·Functions of Silence in Pride and Prejudice in Light of Politeness | 第31-42页 |
| ·Silence as a Means of Conveying Informative Intentions | 第31-32页 |
| ·Silence as a Means of Providing an Interval | 第32-33页 |
| ·Silence as a Means of Providing an Accenting | 第33页 |
| ·Silence as a Means of Managing a Conflict | 第33-34页 |
| ·Silence as a Means of Expressing Emotions | 第34-37页 |
| ·Silence as a Means of Providing an Evaluation | 第37-39页 |
| ·Silence as a Means of Providing a Refusal | 第39页 |
| ·Silence as a Means of Showing the Contempt | 第39-40页 |
| ·Silence as a Means of Providing the Confusion | 第40页 |
| ·Silence as a Means of Providing a Feedback | 第40-41页 |
| ·Silence as a Means of Providing an Obedience | 第41-42页 |
| ·Factors Affecting the Interpretations of Silence | 第42-48页 |
| ·Emotional Factors | 第42-43页 |
| ·Contextual Factors | 第43-44页 |
| ·Cultural Factors | 第44-45页 |
| ·Social Factors | 第45-47页 |
| ·Ambiguity of Silence | 第47-48页 |
| Chapter 5 Conclusion | 第48-53页 |
| ·Summary of Findings | 第48-49页 |
| ·Implications of the Study | 第49-51页 |
| ·Implications to English Teaching | 第49-50页 |
| ·Teacher’s Silence | 第49-50页 |
| ·Students’Silence | 第50页 |
| ·Implications to Understanding of Silence | 第50-51页 |
| ·Limitations of the Study | 第51页 |
| ·Suggestions for Further Study | 第51-53页 |
| Bibliography | 第53-56页 |
| Acknowledgements | 第56页 |
