| 中文摘要 | 第3-4页 |
| ABSTRACT | 第4-5页 |
| CHAPTER ONE INTRODUCTION | 第8-14页 |
| 1.1 RESEARCH BACKGROUND | 第8-10页 |
| 1.2 OBJECTIVE AND SIGNIFICANCE OF PRESENT STUDY | 第10-12页 |
| 1.3 STRUCTURE OF THESIS | 第12-14页 |
| CHAPTER TWO LITERATURE REVIEW | 第14-28页 |
| 2.1 SPEECH ACT THEORY | 第14-16页 |
| 2.1.1 Three-fold Distinction of Speech Act | 第14-15页 |
| 2.1.2 Searle’s Development on Speech Act Theory | 第15页 |
| 2.1.3 Limitations of Speech Act Theory | 第15-16页 |
| 2.2 CONTRASTIVE STUDIES ON SPEECH ACTS | 第16-17页 |
| 2.3 STUDIES ON OFFER AS A SPEECH ACT | 第17-22页 |
| 2.3.1 Definition of Offer | 第18-19页 |
| 2.3.2 Previous Studies on Offer | 第19-22页 |
| 2.4 OFFER AS A POLITENESS PHENOMENON IN CHINESE AND ENGLISHCULTURE | 第22-25页 |
| 2.5 SUMMARY | 第25-28页 |
| CHAPTER THREE METHODOLOGY | 第28-34页 |
| 3.1 DEFINITION OF OFFER IN PRESENT STUDY | 第28-29页 |
| 3.2 DATA COLLECTION | 第29-31页 |
| 3.2.1 Data Source | 第29-30页 |
| 3.2.2 Data Selection Criteria | 第30-31页 |
| 3.3 PROCEDURES OF PRESENT STUDY | 第31-34页 |
| CHAPTER FOUR RESULTS AND DISCUSSION | 第34-76页 |
| 4.1 CATEGORIZATION OF OFFERS | 第34-37页 |
| 4.2 CONTRASTIVE STUDY OF SEQUENTIAL STRUCTURE | 第37-56页 |
| 4.2.1 Sequential Structure of English Offer-making Sequences | 第37-49页 |
| 4.2.2 Sequential Structure of Chinese Offer-making Sequences | 第49-55页 |
| 4.2.3 Discussion on Similarities and Dissimilarities in Sequential Structure | 第55-56页 |
| 4.3 CONTRASTIVE STUDY OF COMMUNICATIVE STRATEGIES IN SEQUENCE | 第56-71页 |
| 4.3.1 Strategies of Offer-making and Offer-remaking | 第56-65页 |
| 4.3.2 Strategies of Declination | 第65-68页 |
| 4.3.3 Strategies of Acceptance | 第68-70页 |
| 4.3.4 Discussion on Similarities and Dissimilarities in Strategies | 第70-71页 |
| 4.4 AN EXPLANATION FOR DISSIMILARITIES FROM CULTURAL PERSPECTIVE | 第71-76页 |
| CHAPTER FIVE CONCLUSION | 第76-80页 |
| 5.1 MAJOR FINDINGS OF THE STUDY | 第76-78页 |
| 5.2 LIMITATIONS AND SUGGESTIONS | 第78-80页 |
| ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS | 第80-82页 |
| REFERENCES | 第82-84页 |
