| Abstract (Chinese) | 第4-5页 |
| Abstract (English) | 第5-6页 |
| Chapter Ⅰ Introduction | 第9-16页 |
| 1.1 Background of the Research | 第9-10页 |
| 1.2 Motivation of the Research | 第10-11页 |
| 1.3 Significance of the Research | 第11-12页 |
| 1.3.1 Theoretical Significance | 第11-12页 |
| 1.3.2 Practical Significance of the Research | 第12页 |
| 1.4 Research Design | 第12-14页 |
| 1.4.1 Research Questions | 第13页 |
| 1.4.2 Research Subjects | 第13页 |
| 1.4.3 Data Collection | 第13-14页 |
| 1.4.4 Research Methods | 第14页 |
| 1.5 Framework | 第14-16页 |
| Chapter Ⅱ Literature Review | 第16-22页 |
| 2.1 The Research on Friends and Love Apartment | 第16-17页 |
| 2.2 The Studies on Refusals | 第17-22页 |
| 2.2.1 The Research on Refusals Abroad | 第17-18页 |
| 2.2.2 The Domestic Research on Refusals | 第18-21页 |
| 2.2.3 The Existing Problems and Development Trend of Refusals | 第21-22页 |
| Chapter Ⅲ Theoretical Framework | 第22-28页 |
| 3.1 Politeness | 第22-23页 |
| 3.1.1 Politeness Principle in Western Countries | 第22-23页 |
| 3.1.2 Politeness Principle in China | 第23页 |
| 3.2 Linguistic Adaptation Theory | 第23-25页 |
| 3.3 Refusal | 第25-28页 |
| Chapter Ⅳ The Classifications of Refusal Strategies in Friends and Love Apartment | 第28-38页 |
| 4.1 An Analysis to Sincere Refusal and Mock Refusal in Friends and Love Apartment | 第28-33页 |
| 4.1.1 The Frequency of Sincere Refusal and Mock Refusal in Friends and LoveApartment | 第29-30页 |
| 4.1.2 The Discourse Analysis of Sincere Refusal and Mock Refusal in Friendsand Love Apartment | 第30-33页 |
| 4.2 An Analysis to Verbal and Nonverbal Refusal Strategies in Friends and LoveApartment | 第33-38页 |
| 4.2.1 The Frequency of Verbal and Nonverbal Refusal Strategies in Friends andLove Apartment | 第33-35页 |
| 4.2.2 The Discourse Analysis of Verbal and Nonverbal Refusal Strategies inFriends and Love Apartment | 第35-38页 |
| Chapter Ⅴ The Similarities and Differences of Verbal Refusal Strategies in Love Apartmentand Friends | 第38-61页 |
| 5.1 The Verbal Refusal Strategies in Content | 第38-50页 |
| 5.2 The Verbal Refusal Strategies in Lexicon and Syntax | 第50-57页 |
| 5.2.1 The Lexical Analysis of Verbal Refusal Strategies | 第50-55页 |
| 5.2.2 The Syntactic Analysis of Verbal Refusal Strategies | 第55-57页 |
| 5.3 Reasons for the Similarities and Differences between Chinese and AmericanRefusal Strategies | 第57-61页 |
| 5.3.1 Politeness | 第57-58页 |
| 5.3.2 Cultural Reasons | 第58-59页 |
| 5.3.3 Linguistic Reasons | 第59页 |
| 5.3.4 The Reason in Personality | 第59-61页 |
| Chapter Ⅵ Conclusion | 第61-63页 |
| 6.1 Main Findings | 第61-62页 |
| 6.2 Limitations and Suggestions for the Further Study of Refusal | 第62-63页 |
| Reference | 第63-66页 |
| 附录: 攻读学位期间发表的论文目录 | 第66-67页 |
| Acknowledgement | 第67页 |
