| 摘要 | 第1-5页 |
| Abstract | 第5-6页 |
| Table of Contents | 第6-8页 |
| Chapter One Introduction | 第8-12页 |
| ·A brief introduction of Harold Pinter | 第8-10页 |
| ·Synopsis of The Dumb Waiter | 第10-11页 |
| ·Significance of the study | 第11-12页 |
| Chapter Two Literature Review | 第12-21页 |
| ·Studies of Harold Pinter and The Dumb Waiter Abroad | 第12-14页 |
| ·Studies of Harold Pinter and The Dumb Waiter in China | 第14-18页 |
| ·Studies of impoliteness abroad and in China | 第18-21页 |
| Chapter Three Theoretical Backgrounds | 第21-25页 |
| ·Introduction of related theories | 第21-22页 |
| ·The notion of‘face’ | 第21页 |
| ·Face-threatening acts(FTAs) | 第21-22页 |
| ·Brown and Levison's politeness superstrategies | 第22页 |
| ·Culpeper's impoliteness theory | 第22-25页 |
| ·Culpeper's impoliteness superstrategies | 第22-23页 |
| ·Culpeper's impoliteness output strategies | 第23-24页 |
| ·Other impolite behaviors | 第24-25页 |
| Chapter Four Analysis of the Impoliteness in The Dumb Waiter | 第25-49页 |
| ·The causes of impoliteness in The Dumb Waiter | 第25-26页 |
| ·Ben and Gus's power struggle underneath the broken conversational structure | 第26-32页 |
| ·Ben's impolite ignorance of Gus's selection of topics | 第26-29页 |
| ·Ben's interruptions of Gus's speech | 第29-30页 |
| ·Ben's not responding to Gus's prior turns | 第30-31页 |
| ·Gus's not responding to Ben's prior turns | 第31-32页 |
| ·Ben's power maintenance through impoliteness strategies | 第32-40页 |
| ·Ben's bald on record impoliteness to Gus | 第32-33页 |
| ·Ben's positive impoliteness strategies to Gus | 第33-36页 |
| ·Ben's use of negalive impoliteness strategies | 第36-40页 |
| ·Ben's power oppression to Gus through non-verbal impoliteness | 第40-49页 |
| ·Ben's impolite silence | 第41-44页 |
| ·Ben's power through the eyes | 第44-46页 |
| ·Ben's physical aggression to Gus | 第46-49页 |
| Chapter Five Conclusion | 第49-51页 |
| Bibliography | 第51-55页 |
| 硕士学位期间取得的科研成果 | 第55-56页 |
| Acknowledgements | 第56页 |
