| 中文摘要 | 第4-5页 |
| Abstract | 第5-6页 |
| Chapter One Introduction | 第10-16页 |
| 1.1 Background Information | 第10-12页 |
| 1.1.1 Sitcom | 第10-11页 |
| 1.1.2 I Love My Family | 第11页 |
| 1.1.3 Growing Pains | 第11-12页 |
| 1.1.4 Selection of the Two Sitcoms | 第12页 |
| 1.2 Significance | 第12-14页 |
| 1.3 Objective | 第14-15页 |
| 1.4 Methodology | 第15页 |
| 1.5 Organization | 第15-16页 |
| Chapter Two Literature Review | 第16-30页 |
| 2.1 Research Background of Female Language | 第16-18页 |
| 2.1.1 Purpose of Female Language | 第16页 |
| 2.1.2 Topics of Female Language | 第16-17页 |
| 2.1.3 Words and Expressions of Female Language | 第17-18页 |
| 2.2 Theoretical Bases | 第18-30页 |
| 2.2.1 Cooperative Principle | 第18-22页 |
| 2.2.2 Politeness Principle | 第22-26页 |
| 2.2.3 Searle’s Speech Act Theory | 第26-30页 |
| Chapter Three A Qualitative Analysis of Female Speech Data | 第30-55页 |
| 3.1 Violation of Cooperative Principle in Sitcom Conversations | 第30-39页 |
| 3.1.1 Female Speech in Flouting the Quantity Maxim | 第30-32页 |
| 3.1.2 Female Speech in flouting the Quality Maxim | 第32-34页 |
| 3.1.3 Female Speech in Flouting the Relevance Maxim | 第34-37页 |
| 3.1.4 Female Speech in Flouting the Manner Maxim | 第37-39页 |
| 3.2 Observance of Politeness Theory in Sitcom Conversations | 第39-47页 |
| 3.2.1 Observing the Tact Maxim and Generosity Maxim | 第40-42页 |
| 3.2.2 Observing the Approbation Maxim and Modesty Maxim | 第42-44页 |
| 3.2.3 Observing the Agreement Maxim and Sympathy Maxim | 第44-47页 |
| 3.3 Application of the Speech Act Theory in Sitcom Conversations | 第47-55页 |
| 3.3.1 Applying the Representatives | 第47-49页 |
| 3.3.2 Applying the Expressives | 第49-50页 |
| 3.3.3 Applying the Directives | 第50-52页 |
| 3.3.4 Applying the Commissives | 第52-55页 |
| Chapter Four A Quantitative Analysis of the Two Sitcoms | 第55-65页 |
| 4.1 Frequency of the Violation of Cooperative Principle | 第55-58页 |
| 4.1.1 American Female Speech | 第55-56页 |
| 4.1.2 Chinese Female Speech | 第56页 |
| 4.1.3 Comparative Findings | 第56-58页 |
| 4.2 Frequency of the Observance of Politeness Theory | 第58-60页 |
| 4.2.1 American Female Speech | 第58-59页 |
| 4.2.2 Chinese Female Speech | 第59-60页 |
| 4.2.3 Comparative Findings | 第60页 |
| 4.3 Frequency of the Application of Speech Act Theory | 第60-63页 |
| 4.3.1 American Female Speech | 第60-61页 |
| 4.3.2 Chinese Female Speech | 第61-62页 |
| 4.3.3 Comparative Findings | 第62-63页 |
| 4.4 Related Cultural Elements | 第63-65页 |
| Chapter Five Conclusion | 第65-68页 |
| 5.1 Summary | 第65-66页 |
| 5.2 Limitations of the Research | 第66-67页 |
| 5.3 Suggested Further Research | 第67-68页 |
| Acknowledgements | 第68-69页 |
| Bibliography | 第69-71页 |
| 攻读硕士学位期间所取得的学术成果 | 第71-72页 |
