| Acknowledgements | 第1-6页 |
| 摘要 | 第6-8页 |
| Abstract | 第8-13页 |
| Chapter One Introduction | 第13-17页 |
| ·Background of the Research | 第13-15页 |
| ·Motivation of the Research | 第15页 |
| ·Research Method | 第15页 |
| ·Research Questions | 第15-16页 |
| ·Structure of the Thesis | 第16-17页 |
| Chapter Two Literature Review | 第17-32页 |
| ·Defining Basic Concepts | 第17-20页 |
| ·Definition of Style and Stylistics | 第17-19页 |
| ·Procedure of Stylistic Analysis | 第19页 |
| ·Conversation Analysis | 第19-20页 |
| ·Conversational Style and Intercultural Communication | 第20-32页 |
| ·Domestic Studies | 第20-23页 |
| ·Deborah Tannen’s Study of Conversational Style | 第23-24页 |
| ·Linguistic Devices in Conversational Style and Narrative Strategies | 第24页 |
| ·Tannen’s Theory on Features of High-Involvement Style | 第24-26页 |
| ·George Yule’s Theory on Division of Conversational Style | 第26-27页 |
| ·Hofstede’s Dimension of Cultural Value | 第27-28页 |
| ·Individualism and Collectivism Orientation | 第28-30页 |
| ·Conversational Style and Cultural Value Orientation | 第30-32页 |
| Chapter Three Introduction of the Two Sitcoms | 第32-39页 |
| ·Situation Comedy | 第32-34页 |
| ·Definition and Features of Situation Comedy | 第32-33页 |
| ·Situation Comedies in Different Countries | 第33-34页 |
| ·Introduction to WuLinWaiZhuan and Friends | 第34-39页 |
| Chapter Four Comparative Study | 第39-66页 |
| ·The Comparative Study of Conversation Topics of WuLinWaiZhuan and Friend | 第39-42页 |
| ·The Distinctive Feature of WuLinWaiZhuan and Friends | 第42-43页 |
| ·Bochner’s Testing in WuLinWaiZhuan and Friends | 第43-44页 |
| ·Linguistic Devices of Conversational Style in the Two Sitcoms | 第44-61页 |
| ·Linguistic Device of Conversational Style: Interruption | 第44-46页 |
| ·Linguistic Device of Conversational Style: The Enthusiasm Constraint | 第46-47页 |
| ·Linguistic Device of Conversational Style: Mutual Revelation | 第47-51页 |
| ·Linguistic Device of Conversational Style: Narrative Strategies | 第51-56页 |
| ·Linguistic Device of Conversational Style: Irony and Joking | 第56-61页 |
| ·Summary：Differences in Conversational Style between the Chinese and the American | 第61-66页 |
| ·Direct Conversational Style vs. Indirect Conversational Style | 第63页 |
| ·Precise Conversational Style vs. Ambiguous Conversational Style | 第63-64页 |
| ·Chinese High Considerateness Style and American High Involvement | 第64-66页 |
| Chapter Five Conclusion | 第66-68页 |
| Bibliography | 第68-71页 |
