| 中文摘要 | 第4-6页 |
| ABSTRACT | 第6-8页 |
| CHAPTER ONE INTRODUCTION | 第12-16页 |
| 1.1 Study Background | 第12-14页 |
| 1.2 Significance of the Research | 第14页 |
| 1.3 Organization of the Thesis | 第14-16页 |
| CHAPTER TWO LITERATURE REVIEW | 第16-33页 |
| 2.1 Government Spokesperson Language Study | 第16-28页 |
| 2.1.1 Definition and Functions of Official Press Conference and Government Spokesperson | 第16-20页 |
| 2.1.2 Features of Governmental Spokespersons’ Language | 第20-24页 |
| 2.1.3 Previous Studies on Governmental Spokespersons’ Language | 第24-28页 |
| 2.2 Previous Studies on “Face” and Politeness Strategy at Home and Abroad | 第28-33页 |
| CHAPTER THREE THEORETICAL BASES OF THE RESEARCH | 第33-41页 |
| 3.1 Concept of “Face” in Brown and Levinson’s Face Theory | 第33-35页 |
| 3.2 Brown and Levinson’s Categories of FTA and Face-saving Strategy | 第35-39页 |
| 3.3 Limitations of Brown & Levinson’s Face Theory | 第39-41页 |
| CHAPTER FOUR RESEARCH METHODOLOGY AND DATA ANALYSIS | 第41-60页 |
| 4.1 Methodology | 第41-45页 |
| 4.1.1 Research Questions | 第41-42页 |
| 4.1.2 Research Design | 第42-43页 |
| 4.1.3 Data Description and Collection | 第43-44页 |
| 4.1.4 Research Methods | 第44-45页 |
| 4.2 Quantitative Analysis of the Face-saving Strategies Applied by White House Spokespersons in Daily PBs | 第45-47页 |
| 4.2.1 Frequency of Politeness Strategies Applied by White House Spokespersons in Daily PBs | 第45-46页 |
| 4.2.2 Frequently Used Words | 第46-47页 |
| 4.3 A Descriptive Study on Face-saving Strategies and Devices Applied by White House Spokespersons in Daily PBs | 第47-58页 |
| 4.3.1 Analysis of the Bald On Record Strategy Applied | 第47-49页 |
| 4.3.2 Analysis of the Positive Politeness Strategy Applied | 第49-53页 |
| 4.3.3 Analysis of the Negative Politeness Strategy Applied | 第53-56页 |
| 4.3.4 Analysis of the Off Record Strategy Utilized | 第56-57页 |
| 4.3.5 Analysis of the “Do not do the FTA” Strategy Used | 第57-58页 |
| 4.4 A Summary of Application of Those Face-saving Strategies and Devices | 第58-60页 |
| CHAPTER FIVE CONCLUSION | 第60-63页 |
| 5.1 Summarization and Discussion | 第60-61页 |
| 5.2 Limitations of the Study | 第61页 |
| 5.3 Suggestions for Further Studies | 第61-63页 |
| BIBLIOGRAPHY | 第63-68页 |
| APPENDIX | 第68-71页 |
| ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS | 第71-72页 |
| 作者简介 | 第72-73页 |
| 导师简介 | 第73页 |
