| Abstract | 第1-10页 |
| 中文摘要 | 第10-12页 |
| Introduction | 第12-23页 |
| Chapter One Theoretical Background | 第23-30页 |
| ·Brown and Levinson’s Politeness Theory | 第23-27页 |
| ·Face Threatening Acts | 第23-24页 |
| ·Politeness Strategies | 第24-26页 |
| ·D rating, P rating & R rating | 第26-27页 |
| ·Kaplan’s Circular Thought Pattern & Linear Thought Pattern | 第27-28页 |
| ·Hall’s High-context Culture & Low-context Culture | 第28页 |
| ·Scollon and Scollon’s Deference, Solidarity & Hierarchy Politeness Systems. | 第28-30页 |
| Chapter Two Methodology and Data | 第30-33页 |
| ·Methodology | 第30-31页 |
| ·Data | 第31-33页 |
| Chapter Three Formulary Characteristics of Compliments | 第33-48页 |
| ·Compliment Topics | 第33-39页 |
| ·The Compliment Topics of English Negotiators | 第34-35页 |
| ·The Compliment Topics of Chinese Negotiators | 第35-36页 |
| ·The Reasons for the Difference | 第36-38页 |
| ·Solidarity Politeness System vs. Deference Politeness System | 第36-37页 |
| ·Low-context Culture vs. High-context Culture | 第37-38页 |
| ·Linear Thought Pattern vs. Circular Thought Pattern | 第38页 |
| ·Summary | 第38-39页 |
| ·Compliment Formulas | 第39-48页 |
| ·The Compliment Formulas in Business Negotiations | 第40-46页 |
| ·Explicit Compliments & Implicit Compliments | 第40-41页 |
| ·Convergence of American Formulas vs. Decentralization of Chinese Formulas—Reflection of the Difference between Low-context Culture and High-context Culture & Different Perception of Face | 第41-42页 |
| ·A Transformation of “I like/love NP” in the Deference Politeness System | 第42-44页 |
| ·“Compliment, but/however”—A Kind of “Redressive Action” | 第44-46页 |
| ·Summary | 第46-48页 |
| Chapter Four Frequency, Functions and Phases of Occurrence of Compliments | 第48-65页 |
| ·The Influence of Face and P-rating on the Frequency of Compliment in Business Negotiations | 第48-49页 |
| ·Compliment Functions | 第49-57页 |
| ·The Functions of English Compliments | 第49页 |
| ·The Functions of Chinese Compliments | 第49-50页 |
| ·The Functions of English and Chinese Compliments in Business Negotiations | 第50-56页 |
| ·Admiration—the Satisfaction of H’s Positive Face | 第50-52页 |
| ·Softening Criticism—the Minimization of the FTAs with Positive Politeness and Negative Politeness | 第52-54页 |
| ·Gratitude—the Threat to S’s Negative Face | 第54-56页 |
| ·Summary | 第56-57页 |
| ·Phases of Occurrence | 第57-65页 |
| ·The Phases of Business Negotiations | 第57-58页 |
| ·Compliments in Inquiring and Offering—A Positive Politeness Strategy.. | 第58-59页 |
| ·Compliments in Establishing Relationship—the Satisfaction of H’s Positive Face and Negative Face | 第59-61页 |
| ·Compliments in Signing Contract—the Remedy for Previous FTAs | 第61-63页 |
| ·Compliments in Discussing Quality—the Satisfaction of H’s Positive Face | 第63-64页 |
| ·Summary | 第64-65页 |
| Conclusion | 第65-68页 |
| Bibliography | 第68-73页 |
| Acknowledgements | 第73-74页 |
| 攻读硕士学位期间发表的论文 | 第74页 |
