| 摘要 | 第1-5页 |
| Abstract | 第5-9页 |
| Chapter One: Introduction | 第9-13页 |
| ·Purpose of the Research | 第9-10页 |
| ·Significance of the Study | 第10-12页 |
| ·Format of the Thesis | 第12-13页 |
| Chapter Two: Literature Review and Theoretical Framework | 第13-41页 |
| ·Literature Review | 第13-23页 |
| ·Research on Indirect Speech Acts Abroad | 第13-18页 |
| ·The Relations of Indirectness and Social Factors | 第13-14页 |
| ·Studies on Indirect Responds and Refusals | 第14-17页 |
| ·Studies of Indirectness on Legal and Family Interaction | 第17-18页 |
| ·Research on Indirect Speech Acts at Home | 第18-23页 |
| ·Culture Related Studies of Indirect Speech Acts | 第18-21页 |
| ·Practical Interpretations of Indirect Speech Acts | 第21-23页 |
| ·Theoretical Framework | 第23-39页 |
| ·The Definition of Indirect Speech Acts | 第24-26页 |
| ·Speech Act Theory | 第24-25页 |
| ·Indirect Speech Act Theory | 第25-26页 |
| ·The Classification of Indirect Speech Act | 第26-27页 |
| ·Determination of Indirect Speech Act | 第27-30页 |
| ·The Cooperative Principle | 第27-29页 |
| ·Inference Process by Searle | 第29-30页 |
| ·The Classification of Illocutionary Acts | 第30-32页 |
| ·The Motivation of Indirect Speech Acts | 第32-39页 |
| ·Politeness | 第34-37页 |
| ·To Make Language Variable | 第37-38页 |
| ·To Hide Information | 第38页 |
| ·To Express One’s Feelings | 第38页 |
| ·To be Ironic | 第38-39页 |
| ·Summary | 第39-41页 |
| Chapter Three: Data Collection | 第41-45页 |
| ·Research Questions | 第41页 |
| ·Data | 第41-45页 |
| ·Data Processing Procedure | 第43-44页 |
| ·Data Processing Instrument | 第44-45页 |
| Chapter Four: Data Analysis | 第45-62页 |
| ·Illucotionary Act Analysis of Indirect Speech Acts | 第45-51页 |
| ·Qualitative Analysis on the Classification of Illocutionary Acts | 第45-49页 |
| ·Representatives | 第46-47页 |
| ·Directives | 第47页 |
| ·Expressives | 第47-48页 |
| ·Commissives | 第48-49页 |
| ·Quantitative Analysis on the Classification of Illocutionary Act | 第49-51页 |
| ·Analysis of Motivation | 第51-58页 |
| ·Qualitative Analysis of Motivation | 第51-56页 |
| ·To be Polite | 第52页 |
| ·To Make Language Variable | 第52-54页 |
| ·To Express One’s Feelings | 第54页 |
| ·To Hide Information | 第54-55页 |
| ·To be Ironic | 第55-56页 |
| ·Quantitative Analysis of Motivation | 第56-58页 |
| ·Discussion | 第58-62页 |
| Chapter Five：The Reasons of the Differences of Indirect Language Usage | 第62-74页 |
| ·The Relation between Language and Culture | 第62-64页 |
| ·The Reasons of Differences on Indirect Language Usage | 第64-72页 |
| ·Face Saving | 第65-67页 |
| ·Collectivism ＆Individualism | 第67-68页 |
| ·High Context ＆Low Context Culture | 第68-70页 |
| ·Language Features | 第70-72页 |
| ·Summary | 第72-74页 |
| Chapter Six: Conclusion | 第74-79页 |
| ·Major Findings | 第74-75页 |
| ·Implication of the Study | 第75-78页 |
| ·Limitation of the Study | 第78-79页 |
| Bibliography | 第79-84页 |
| 发表论文清单 | 第84-85页 |
| Acknowledgements | 第85页 |
