| Chapter One: Introduction | 第1-11页 |
| Chapter Two: Literature Review | 第11-15页 |
| Chapter Three: Theoretical Foundation | 第15-36页 |
| ·Pragmatics | 第15-26页 |
| ·Face and politeness | 第15-21页 |
| ·Politeness (or face) systems | 第21-25页 |
| ·the Essentials of Gu’s Studies | 第25-26页 |
| ·Intercultural Communication | 第26-36页 |
| ·Culture and Communication | 第27-28页 |
| ·Compare Different Cultures | 第28-29页 |
| ·Communication Between Cultures | 第29-30页 |
| ·Context and communication | 第30-31页 |
| ·Intercultural Awareness | 第31-33页 |
| ·Intercultural Communication | 第33-36页 |
| Chapter Four: Asymmetrical features of English and Chinese | 第36-51页 |
| ·Asymmetrical understanding of face or politeness | 第38-39页 |
| ·Asymmetrical stress and choice of politeness maxims | 第39-43页 |
| ·Asymmetrical strategies are adopted | 第43-44页 |
| ·Asymmetrical relationship between politeness and social status | 第44-47页 |
| ·Asymmetrical topics are concerned | 第47-51页 |
| Chapter Five: Conclusions | 第51-55页 |
| References | 第55-60页 |
