| Acknowledgements | 第1-6页 |
| 摘要 | 第6-8页 |
| Abstract | 第8-12页 |
| Chapter One Introduction | 第12-16页 |
| ·Reason for the Research | 第12-13页 |
| ·Rationale and Significance | 第13-16页 |
| Chapter Two Literature Review | 第16-32页 |
| ·Studies of Pragmatic Failures | 第16-21页 |
| ·The Studies ofPragmatic Failures Abroad | 第16-18页 |
| ·Current Studies of Pragmatic Failures at Home | 第18-21页 |
| ·Expectancy Violation Theory | 第21-25页 |
| ·Propositions of Expectancy Violation Theory | 第21-22页 |
| ·Applications of Expectancy Violation Theory | 第22-25页 |
| ·Linking Theories | 第25-31页 |
| ·Expectation | 第25页 |
| ·Expectation and Schemata | 第25-26页 |
| ·Expectation and Value Dimensions | 第26-31页 |
| ·Highlights of the Thesis | 第31-32页 |
| Chapter Three Methodology and Data Sources | 第32-41页 |
| ·Research Questions | 第32页 |
| ·Theoretical Framework | 第32-39页 |
| ·The Scope of Expectancy Violation Theory | 第32-33页 |
| ·Expectancy Violation Theory | 第33-38页 |
| ·Communication Expectancies | 第33-34页 |
| ·Factors that Shape Communication Expectancies | 第34-35页 |
| ·Expectancy Violations | 第35-38页 |
| ·Pragmatic Failure | 第38-39页 |
| ·Cross-cultural Pragmatic Failure and Expectancy Violation Theory | 第39-40页 |
| ·Data Collection | 第40-41页 |
| Chapter Four The Analysis of Pragmatic Failure from the Perspective of Expectancy Violation Theory | 第41-56页 |
| ·The Analysis of Spoken Texts from Expectancy Violation Theory | 第41-51页 |
| ·Pragmatic Failure in Invitation | 第42-46页 |
| ·Pragmatic Failures in Refusal | 第46-48页 |
| ·Pragmatic Failure in Request | 第48-51页 |
| ·The Analysis of Pragmatic Failure in Written Texts from the Perspective of Expectancy Violation Theory | 第51-52页 |
| ·The Analysis of Cross-cultural Pragmatic Failure in Spoken Form Translation from the Perspective of Expectancy Violation Theory | 第52-53页 |
| ·The Analysis of Cross-cultural Pragmatic Failure in Written Form Translation from the Perspective of EVT | 第53-55页 |
| ·Summary | 第55-56页 |
| Chapter Five Conclusions and Suggestions | 第56-58页 |
| ·Findings | 第56页 |
| ·Limitations | 第56-58页 |
| Bibliography | 第58-62页 |
| Appendix 攻读学位期间发表的论文 | 第62-63页 |
