| ACKNOWLEDEMENTS | 第1-5页 |
| 摘要 | 第5-7页 |
| ABSTRACT | 第7-12页 |
| Chapter One Introduction | 第12-21页 |
| ·Sociolinguistics and gender | 第12-14页 |
| ·Sociolinguistics | 第12-13页 |
| ·Gender and sex | 第13-14页 |
| ·Review of previous research into linguistic gender differences | 第14-18页 |
| ·In the West | 第14-16页 |
| ·In China | 第16-18页 |
| ·Review of theories on the relationship between language and gender | 第18-19页 |
| ·Arrangement of the thesis | 第19-21页 |
| Chapter Two Culture,Gender Culture and Conversational Style | 第21-25页 |
| ·Culture and gender culture | 第21-22页 |
| ·Sex-exclusive differentiation or sex-preferential differentiation | 第22-23页 |
| ·Gender differences in conversational style | 第23-25页 |
| Chapter Three Differences in Conversational Style of Men and Women in English and Chinese | 第25-82页 |
| ·Gender differences in conversational style | 第25-71页 |
| ·What do men and women talk about? | 第25-29页 |
| ·Who talk more? | 第29-33页 |
| ·How do men and women talk? | 第33-71页 |
| ·Cooperation | 第33-53页 |
| ·Turn-taking:overlaps,interruptions,and silence | 第34-46页 |
| ·Overlaps and interruptions | 第35-43页 |
| ·Silence | 第43-46页 |
| ·Relevance of utterance | 第46-50页 |
| ·Minimal responses | 第50-53页 |
| ·Politeness | 第53-71页 |
| ·Swearing expressions,slang,and taboo words | 第56-61页 |
| ·Euphemism | 第61-65页 |
| ·Compliment | 第65-71页 |
| ·General gender differences in conversational style:expressive vs.instrumental.supportiveness vs.assertiveness | 第71-74页 |
| ·Women's expressive talk vs.men's instrumental talk | 第71-72页 |
| ·Women's supportiveness vs.men's assertiveness | 第72-73页 |
| ·GeneraI differences of men and women's talk | 第73-74页 |
| ·The reasons for gender language differences | 第74-82页 |
| ·Biological reasons | 第74-75页 |
| ·Psychological reasons | 第75-76页 |
| ·Socio-cultural reasons | 第76-82页 |
| Chapter Four Pragmatic Failures Caused by Gender Differences in Conversational Style | 第82-91页 |
| ·How to define"pragmatic failure"in communication | 第82-83页 |
| ·Pragmatic failures in cross-gender communication | 第83-87页 |
| ·Pragmatic failures caused by gender differences in conversational topics | 第83-84页 |
| ·Expressive talk vs.instrumental talk:different conversational styles lead to pragmatic failures | 第84-86页 |
| ·Pragmatic failures caused by gender differences in minimal responses | 第86-87页 |
| ·Pragmatic failures caused by silence | 第87页 |
| ·Pragmatic failures caused by slang,taboo and swearing expressions | 第87页 |
| ·How to improve cross-gender communication | 第87-91页 |
| ·Develop cross-gender awareness | 第87-88页 |
| ·Recognize the validity of differences | 第88-89页 |
| ·Be open-minded and flexible | 第89-91页 |
| Chapter Five Conclusion | 第91-97页 |
| BIBLOGRAPHY | 第97-102页 |
