| Acknowledgements | 第1-5页 |
| Abstract in Chinese | 第5-7页 |
| Abstract | 第7-9页 |
| List of tables | 第9-10页 |
| Contents | 第10-12页 |
| Chapter 1 Introduction | 第12-17页 |
| ·Research background | 第12页 |
| ·Research question | 第12-13页 |
| ·Research material | 第13-14页 |
| ·Research procedure | 第14-15页 |
| ·Research significance | 第15页 |
| ·Organization of this thesis | 第15-17页 |
| Chapter 2 Literature Review | 第17-22页 |
| ·Major concepts reviewed | 第17-18页 |
| ·Sex and gender | 第17页 |
| ·Personality, social experience and language | 第17-18页 |
| ·Relevant studies on gender differences in English oral discourse | 第18-21页 |
| ·Lakoff's description of "women's language" | 第18-19页 |
| ·Dominance Model | 第19-20页 |
| ·Difference Model | 第20-21页 |
| ·Summary | 第21-22页 |
| Chapter 3 Gender Differences in Language Form and Communication Style | 第22-45页 |
| ·Gender differences in language form | 第22-31页 |
| ·Gender differences in pronunciation | 第22-23页 |
| ·Gender differences in intonation | 第23-25页 |
| ·Gender differences in lexicon | 第25-28页 |
| ·Gender differences in hedge | 第28-31页 |
| ·Gender differences in communication style | 第31-43页 |
| ·Gender differences in question | 第31-34页 |
| ·Gender differences in interruption | 第34-39页 |
| ·Gender differences in preferred topic | 第39-42页 |
| ·Gender differences in amount of talk | 第42-43页 |
| ·Summary | 第43-45页 |
| Chapter 4 Possible Causes of Cross-gender Miscommunication | 第45-54页 |
| ·Aspects causing cross-gender miscommunication | 第45-50页 |
| ·Miscommunication caused by different preferred topic | 第45-47页 |
| ·Miscommunication caused by different interpretation of minimal response | 第47-48页 |
| ·Miscommunication caused by different interpretation of question and self-disclosure | 第48-49页 |
| ·Miscommunication caused by different distribution of amount of talk | 第49-50页 |
| ·Tips for harmonious cross-gender communication | 第50-53页 |
| ·Familiarizing other's communication rules | 第51-52页 |
| ·Willing to accept unexpected responses | 第52页 |
| ·Avoiding gender-role stereotype | 第52-53页 |
| ·Summary | 第53-54页 |
| Chapter 5 Conclusion | 第54-56页 |
| ·Overview of this thesis | 第54-55页 |
| ·Limitations of this thesis | 第55页 |
| ·Future research | 第55-56页 |
| Bibliography | 第56-59页 |
| 在校期间的研究成果及发表的学术论文 | 第59页 |
