| Abstract | 第1-9页 |
| 摘要 | 第9-11页 |
| List of Figures | 第11-12页 |
| Chapter One Introduction | 第12-17页 |
| ·Significance of the thesis | 第12-15页 |
| ·Objectives of the thesis | 第15页 |
| ·Structure of the thesis | 第15-17页 |
| Chapter Two Literature Review | 第17-27页 |
| ·General review on the studies of intercultural communication | 第17-21页 |
| ·Researches abroad | 第17-19页 |
| ·Researches at home | 第19-21页 |
| ·General review on the studies of intercultural communicationfrom perspective of semiotics | 第21-27页 |
| ·Researches abroad | 第22-24页 |
| ·Researches at home | 第24-27页 |
| Chapter Three Theoretical Framework | 第27-34页 |
| ·Peirce’s semiotic theory | 第27-29页 |
| ·Kluckhohn and Strodtbeck’s Value Orientations theory | 第29-31页 |
| ·Framework of this thesis | 第31-34页 |
| Chapter Four Methodology | 第34-36页 |
| ·Research questions | 第34页 |
| ·Research subjects | 第34页 |
| ·Research methods | 第34-35页 |
| ·Data collection | 第35-36页 |
| Chapter Five Results and Discussion | 第36-60页 |
| ·Semiotic analysis and cultural connotations of the cultural elements | 第36-51页 |
| ·Semiotic analysis and cultural connotations of the architectural style of Chinese pavilion | 第36-41页 |
| ·Semiotic analysis and cultural connotations of signs presented in Chinese pavilion | 第41-46页 |
| ·Semiotic analysis and cultural connotations of the American pavilion’s appearance | 第46-48页 |
| ·Semiotic analysis and cultural connotations of the signs in the movie-Garden in the American pavilion | 第48-51页 |
| ·Differences between Chinese and American culture | 第51-58页 |
| ·Human nature orientation | 第51-53页 |
| ·Relationship of humankind to nature | 第53-54页 |
| ·Time orientation | 第54-56页 |
| ·Activity orientation | 第56-57页 |
| ·Relational (social) orientation | 第57-58页 |
| ·Summary | 第58-60页 |
| Chapter Six Conclusion | 第60-63页 |
| ·Conclusion | 第60-61页 |
| ·Limitations | 第61页 |
| ·Implications | 第61-63页 |
| Bibliography | 第63-66页 |
| Acknowledgements | 第66-67页 |
| Paper Published | 第67页 |
