| ABSTRACT | 第3-4页 |
| 摘要 | 第5-7页 |
| ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS | 第7-11页 |
| CHAPTER ONE INTRODUCTION | 第11-21页 |
| 1.1 Background of the study | 第11-15页 |
| 1.2 Research significance | 第15-17页 |
| 1.3 Research methodology | 第17-19页 |
| 1.4 Overall structure of the thesis | 第19-21页 |
| CHAPTER TWO LITERAURE REVIEW | 第21-28页 |
| 2.1 The nature and scope of political interview | 第21-23页 |
| 2.1.1 Nature of political interview | 第21页 |
| 2.1.2 Scope of political interview | 第21-23页 |
| 2.2 Previous studies on political interviews | 第23-28页 |
| 2.2.1 Various approaches to political interview studies | 第23-25页 |
| 2.2.2 The pragmatic approach to political interview studies | 第25-26页 |
| 2.2.3 Evaluations of studies about political interviews | 第26-28页 |
| CHAPTER THREE THEORETICAL FRAMEWORK | 第28-42页 |
| 3.1 Definition of impoliteness | 第28-32页 |
| 3.2 Realization patterns of impoliteness | 第32-39页 |
| 3.2.1 Bousfield’s impoliteness realization model | 第32-38页 |
| 3.2.2 The realization patterns of impoliteness in political interviews | 第38-39页 |
| 3.3 Functions of impoliteness | 第39-40页 |
| 3.4 Responsive strategies of impoliteness | 第40-42页 |
| CHAPTER FOUR IMPOLITENESS IN AMERICAN POLITICAL INTERVIEWS | 第42-95页 |
| 4.1 Realization patterns of impoliteness in American political interviews | 第42-88页 |
| 4.1.1 Impoliteness beginnings | 第42-67页 |
| 4.1.2 Impoliteness middles | 第67-80页 |
| 4.1.3 Impoliteness pre-closings | 第80-82页 |
| 4.1.4 Impoliteness Ends | 第82-88页 |
| 4.2 Functions of impoliteness in American political interviews | 第88-89页 |
| 4.2.1 Individual level | 第88页 |
| 4.2.2 Social level | 第88页 |
| 4.2.3 State level | 第88-89页 |
| 4.3 Responsive strategies of impoliteness in American political interviews | 第89-95页 |
| 4.3.1 Status of participants | 第89-90页 |
| 4.3.2 Process of conversation | 第90-91页 |
| 4.3.3 Personal preference | 第91-95页 |
| CHAPTER FIVE CONCLUSION | 第95-100页 |
| 5.1 Major findings of the study | 第95-96页 |
| 5.2 Theoretical and practical implications | 第96-97页 |
| 5.3 Limitations | 第97-98页 |
| 5.4 Suggestions for further studies | 第98-100页 |
| REFERENCES | 第100-111页 |
