| Abstract | 第1-6页 |
| 摘要 | 第6-9页 |
| Introduction | 第9-13页 |
| Chapter 1 Literature Review | 第13-33页 |
| ·Definitions of Refusal | 第13-15页 |
| ·Classifications of Refusal | 第15-21页 |
| ·Previous Studies on Refusal | 第21-33页 |
| ·The Cross-cultural Contrastive Approach | 第21-27页 |
| ·The Second Language Acquisition Approach | 第27-29页 |
| ·The Pragmatic Approach | 第29-33页 |
| Chapter 2 Verschueren's Linguistic Adaptation Theory | 第33-49页 |
| ·Making Linguistic Choices | 第35-39页 |
| ·Three Key Notions of Language Use | 第39-44页 |
| ·Four Angles of Adaptability | 第44-49页 |
| Chapter 3 The Variability of Chinese Refusals | 第49-69页 |
| ·The Notion of Variability | 第52页 |
| ·The Nature of Refusal | 第52-54页 |
| ·The Variability Shown in Chinese Refusals | 第54-69页 |
| ·Semantic Formula of Chinese Refusals | 第54-57页 |
| ·The Variability of Direct and Indirect Refusals | 第57-69页 |
| ·Direct Refusals | 第58-60页 |
| ·Indirect Refusals | 第60-69页 |
| Chapter 4 The Adaptation of Chinese Refusals | 第69-85页 |
| ·Adaptability and Adaptation | 第69-70页 |
| ·The Dynamics of Adaptation | 第70-71页 |
| ·Adaptation Realized through Refusals | 第71-85页 |
| ·Adaptation to the Interpreter | 第72-73页 |
| ·Adaptation to the Mental World | 第73-77页 |
| ·Adaptation to the Utterer's Intention | 第74-75页 |
| ·Adaptation to the Interpreter's Emotion | 第75-76页 |
| ·Adaptation to the Interpreter's Wishes | 第76-77页 |
| ·Adaptation to the Social World | 第77-85页 |
| ·Adaptation to the Language Users' Social Positions | 第78-81页 |
| ·Adaptation to the Social Distance | 第81-82页 |
| ·Adaptation to the Cultural Conventions | 第82-85页 |
| Conclusion | 第85-87页 |
| Bibliography | 第87-93页 |
| Acknowledgements | 第93-95页 |
