| Abstract | 第1-7页 |
| 摘要 | 第7-8页 |
| Contents | 第8-10页 |
| Chapter One Introduction | 第10-13页 |
| ·Introduction to Gossip Girl | 第10-11页 |
| ·Purpose and Significance of the Study | 第11页 |
| ·Organization of the Study | 第11-13页 |
| Chapter Two Literature Review | 第13-22页 |
| ·Previous Studies on Female Language Features | 第13-15页 |
| ·Studies Abroad | 第13-15页 |
| ·Studies at Home | 第15页 |
| ·Language, Gender and Culture | 第15-18页 |
| ·Language and Gender | 第15-16页 |
| ·Language and Culture | 第16-17页 |
| ·Gender and Culture | 第17-18页 |
| ·Relevant Theory of Pragmatics | 第18-22页 |
| ·Grice's Cooperative Principle (CP) | 第18-19页 |
| ·Leech's Politeness Principle (PP) | 第19-20页 |
| ·Brown and Levinson's Face Theory | 第20-22页 |
| Chapter Three A Study of Female Language Features in Gossip Girl from a Sociolinguistic Perspective | 第22-34页 |
| ·Major Features of Female Language in Gossip Girl from a Sociolinguistic Perspective | 第22-31页 |
| ·In Phonology | 第22-25页 |
| ·Pitch | 第22-24页 |
| ·Tone | 第24页 |
| ·Pronunciation | 第24-25页 |
| ·In Vocabulary | 第25-29页 |
| ·Intensifier Words | 第26-27页 |
| ·Color Words | 第27页 |
| ·Interjection | 第27-28页 |
| ·Euphemism | 第28-29页 |
| ·In Syntax | 第29-31页 |
| ·Tag Questions | 第29-30页 |
| ·Hedges | 第30-31页 |
| ·Reasons for Forming Female Language | 第31-34页 |
| ·Social and Culture Factors | 第31-32页 |
| ·Psychological Factors | 第32-34页 |
| Chapter Four Pragmatic Analysis of Female Language Features in Gossip Girl | 第34-50页 |
| ·Female Language in Observing or Violating the CP | 第34-41页 |
| ·Observing or Violating the Maxim of Quantity | 第34-36页 |
| ·Observing or Violating the Maxim of Quality | 第36-38页 |
| ·Observing or Violating the Maxim of Relevance | 第38-39页 |
| ·Observing or Violating the Maxim of Manner | 第39-41页 |
| ·Female Language in Observing or Violating the PP | 第41-47页 |
| ·Observing or Violating Tact maxim and Generosity maxim | 第41-43页 |
| ·Observing or Violating Approbation Maxim and Modesty Maxim | 第43-44页 |
| ·Observing or Violating Agreement Maxim | 第44-45页 |
| ·Observing or Violating Sympathy Maxim | 第45-47页 |
| ·Female Language in Observing or Violating the Face Theory | 第47-50页 |
| Chapter Five Conclusion | 第50-52页 |
| Bibliography | 第52-55页 |
| Acknowledgements | 第55页 |
