| Acknowledgements | 第1-6页 |
| Abstract | 第6-8页 |
| 摘要 | 第8-11页 |
| Chapter One Introduction | 第11-13页 |
| Chapter Two Literature Review | 第13-17页 |
| ·The Definition of Cross-cultural Interview | 第13页 |
| ·The Current Study of Cross-cultural Interview | 第13-14页 |
| ·The Purpose of the Study | 第14页 |
| ·The Significance of the Study | 第14-15页 |
| ·Methodology and Data Collection | 第15页 |
| ·The Source of Data | 第15-17页 |
| Chapter Three Linguistic Characteristics and Skills in Cross-cultural | 第17-31页 |
| ·Linguistic Characteristics in Cross-cultural Interview | 第17-23页 |
| ·Linguistic Characteristics at Phonetic Level | 第17-19页 |
| ·Linguistic Characteristics at Lexical Level | 第19-20页 |
| ·Linguistic Characteristics at Syntactic Level | 第20-22页 |
| ·Linguistic Characteristics at Discoursal Level | 第22-23页 |
| ·Skills in Cross-cultural Interview | 第23-31页 |
| ·Interruptive Skills in Cross-cultural Interview | 第23-27页 |
| ·Interrogative Skills in Cross-cultural Interview | 第27-29页 |
| ·Evasive Skills in Cross-cultural Interview | 第29-31页 |
| Chapter Four Analyses of Pragmatic Failures in Cross-cultural Interview | 第31-45页 |
| ·The Definition of Pragmatic Failure | 第31页 |
| ·Pragmatic Failures in Cross-cultural Interview | 第31-40页 |
| ·Pragmalinguistic Failures | 第32-37页 |
| ·Pragmatic Failures at Phonetic Level | 第32-33页 |
| ·Pragmatic Failures at Lexical Level | 第33-34页 |
| ·Pragmatic Failures at Syntactic Level | 第34-36页 |
| ·Pragmatic Failures at Discoursal Level | 第36-37页 |
| ·Sociopragmatic Failures | 第37-40页 |
| ·Pragmatic Failures Involving Taboo Topics | 第37-39页 |
| ·Pragmatic Failures on Politeness | 第39-40页 |
| ·Causes of Pragmatic Failures | 第40-45页 |
| ·Values | 第40-41页 |
| ·Cultures | 第41-42页 |
| ·Modes of Thinking | 第42-43页 |
| ·Negative Transfer in Cross-cultural Communication | 第43-45页 |
| Chapter Five Pragmatic Strategies in Cross-cultural Interview | 第45-64页 |
| ·Pragmatic Strategies and Cross-cultural Interview | 第45-46页 |
| ·Conversational Implicatures in Cross-cultural Interview | 第46-50页 |
| ·Standard Conversational Implicatures | 第47-48页 |
| ·Non-standard Conversational Implicatures | 第48-50页 |
| ·Face-management Politeness Strategies | 第50-57页 |
| ·Face-threatening Acts (FTAs) and Face Redress Strategies | 第50-57页 |
| ·Positive Politeness Strategies | 第52-55页 |
| ·Negative Politeness Strategies | 第55-57页 |
| ·Pragmatic Strategies of Turn-taking | 第57-64页 |
| ·Pragmatic Strategies by Turn-taking Manipulations | 第57-60页 |
| ·Discoursal Pragmatic Strategies | 第60-61页 |
| ·Pragmatic Strategies for either Opening or Ending Conversations | 第61-64页 |
| ·The Opening Part | 第61-62页 |
| ·The Ending Part | 第62-64页 |
| Conclusion | 第64-66页 |
| Bibliography | 第66-68页 |
