| 摘要 | 第1-5页 |
| Abstract | 第5-8页 |
| Introduction | 第8-12页 |
| (1)Research Background | 第8-10页 |
| (2)Research Design | 第10页 |
| (3)Signifieance of the Study | 第10-11页 |
| (4)Structure of the Thesis | 第11-12页 |
| 1 Theoretical Framework and Literature Review | 第12-28页 |
| ·Theoretical Framework | 第12-17页 |
| ·DominanceTheory and Difference Theory | 第12-15页 |
| ·Brown & Levinson's Politeness Theory | 第15-16页 |
| ·Gu Yueguo's Politeness Principles | 第16-17页 |
| ·Literature Review | 第17-28页 |
| ·Definition of Compliment and Compliment Response | 第17-19页 |
| ·Compliment Strategies and Categories of Compliment Responses | 第19-24页 |
| ·Previous Studies on Compliments and Compliment Responses | 第24-28页 |
| 2 Methodology and the Study | 第28-31页 |
| ·Instrument | 第28-29页 |
| ·Case Study | 第29-31页 |
| ·Subjects and Sampling | 第29-30页 |
| ·Data Collection Procedures | 第30-31页 |
| 3 Results and Analyses | 第31-41页 |
| ·Analysis on Gender Differences in Compliments | 第31-34页 |
| ·Gender Differences in Contents of Compliments | 第31-33页 |
| ·Gender Differences in Compliment Strategies | 第33-34页 |
| ·Analysis on Gender Differences in Compliment Responses | 第34-41页 |
| Conclusions | 第41-44页 |
| Bibliography | 第44-47页 |
| Appendix A The Questionnaire | 第47-49页 |
| Appendix B1 The Frequency and Distribution of Compliment Contents Among Different Gender of Participants | 第49-50页 |
| Appendix B2 The Chi-Square Test for Compliment Contents Among Different Gender of Participants | 第50页 |
| Appendix B3 The Frequency and Distribution of Compliment Strategies Among Different Gender of Participants | 第50-51页 |
| Appendix B4 The Frequency and Distribution of Compliment Responses Categories Among Different Gender of Participants | 第51-52页 |
| Appendix B5 The Frequency and Distribution of Compliment Responses Categories by Sex of Complimenter | 第52-53页 |
| Appendix B6 The Frequency and Distribution of Compliment Responses Categories by Sex of Recipient | 第53-55页 |
| 攻读硕士学位期间发表学术论文情况 | 第55-56页 |
| Acknowledgments | 第56-57页 |
