| Acknowledgements | 第1-6页 |
| Abstract | 第6-8页 |
| 摘要 | 第8-15页 |
| Chapter One Introduction | 第15-21页 |
| ·Defining romantic relationship | 第15-16页 |
| ·The importance of romantic relationship | 第16-17页 |
| ·The rationale of the research | 第17-18页 |
| ·The objectives of the study | 第18-19页 |
| ·Methodology and data collection | 第19-21页 |
| Chapter Two A Review of the Relevant Literature | 第21-39页 |
| ·Introduction | 第21页 |
| ·Approaches to the study of relationship initiation | 第21-34页 |
| ·The attraction-oriented approach | 第22-26页 |
| ·The context-oriented appoach | 第26-29页 |
| ·The process-oriented approach | 第29-34页 |
| ·Achievements and limitations of the past research | 第34-36页 |
| ·The perspective of the present study | 第36-37页 |
| ·Summary | 第37-39页 |
| Chapter Three A Description of the Theoretical Framework | 第39-53页 |
| ·Introduction | 第39页 |
| ·The delimitation of the verbal strategies to establish romantic relationships | 第39-44页 |
| ·The stages of establishing a romantic relationship | 第39-40页 |
| ·Verbal strategy vs.nonverbal strategy | 第40-42页 |
| ·The working definition of the verbal strategies toestablish romantic relationships | 第42-43页 |
| ·Basic assumptions about the verbal strategies to establish romantic relationship | 第43-44页 |
| ·Foundations of the Theoretical Framework | 第44-49页 |
| ·Impression managemet | 第44-45页 |
| ·Social penetration theory | 第45-47页 |
| ·Uncertainty reduction theory | 第47-49页 |
| ·The characterization of the theoretical framework | 第49-51页 |
| ·Initiation:presenting the favorable self | 第49页 |
| ·Intensification:disclosing the true self | 第49-50页 |
| ·Establishment:reducing the uncertainty of the relationship itself | 第50-51页 |
| ·Summary | 第51-53页 |
| Chapter Four Verbal Strategies to Establish Romantic Relationships | 第53-77页 |
| ·Introduction | 第53页 |
| ·Stage one:Initiation | 第53-62页 |
| ·Deliberately revealing name and contact means | 第54-55页 |
| ·Dating request | 第55-57页 |
| ·Giving complments | 第57-59页 |
| ·Presenting a positive image | 第59-60页 |
| ·Seeking and displaying similarities | 第60-61页 |
| ·Demonstrating resources | 第61-62页 |
| ·Directly initiating a relationship | 第62页 |
| ·Stage Two:Intensification | 第62-70页 |
| ·Being attentive and caring | 第63-64页 |
| ·Request to visit a third important party | 第64-65页 |
| ·Using an intimate addresing term | 第65-67页 |
| ·Disclosure of feeling about the partner | 第67-68页 |
| ·Disclosing privacy | 第68页 |
| ·Request to live together | 第68-69页 |
| ·Dropping hints | 第69-70页 |
| ·Stage Three:Establishment | 第70-74页 |
| ·Displaying the joys of togetherness | 第70-71页 |
| ·Displaying the importance of the object | 第71-72页 |
| ·Making commitment | 第72-73页 |
| ·Expressing love | 第73页 |
| ·Inquiring the willingness to marry | 第73-74页 |
| ·Summary | 第74-77页 |
| Chapter Five Survey and Results | 第77-83页 |
| ·Introduction | 第77页 |
| ·Method | 第77-78页 |
| ·Sample | 第77-78页 |
| ·Procedure and measures | 第78页 |
| ·Results | 第78-81页 |
| ·Average use frequency | 第78-80页 |
| ·Gender differences in the employment of the verbal strategies | 第80-81页 |
| ·Summary | 第81-83页 |
| Chapter Six Conclusion | 第83-87页 |
| ·Introduction | 第83页 |
| ·Major findings | 第83-85页 |
| ·Implications | 第85页 |
| ·Limitations | 第85-86页 |
| ·Suggestions for further study | 第86-87页 |
| Bibliography | 第87-95页 |
| Appendix:Questionnaire | 第95-97页 |
| Publication(s) | 第97-99页 |
| Personal Profiles | 第99-103页 |
