| 摘要 | 第1-3页 |
| Abstract | 第3-7页 |
| Chapter One Introduction | 第7-11页 |
| ·Background of the Present Study | 第7-9页 |
| ·Objectives of the Study | 第9页 |
| ·Significance of the Study | 第9-10页 |
| ·Organization of the Thesis | 第10-11页 |
| Chapter Two Literature Review | 第11-23页 |
| ·Speech Act Theory | 第11-14页 |
| ·Austin’s Taxonomy about Speech Acts | 第11-12页 |
| ·Searle’s Taxonomy about Speech Acts | 第12-14页 |
| ·Politeness theory | 第14-17页 |
| ·Previous Studies on Congratulatory Speech Act | 第17-23页 |
| Chapter Three Methodology | 第23-26页 |
| ·Research Questions | 第23页 |
| ·Subjects | 第23-24页 |
| ·Research Instruments | 第24-25页 |
| ·Procedure | 第25-26页 |
| Chapter Four Results and Discussion | 第26-44页 |
| ·Discourse Modes | 第26-30页 |
| ·Congratulating Strategies | 第30-38页 |
| ·The Categories of Congratulating Strategies | 第30-33页 |
| ·The Distribution of Congratulating Strategies | 第33-38页 |
| ·The Reasons for Similarities and Differences on Congratulatory Speech Actbetween C hinese and American College s tudents | 第38-44页 |
| ·The Reasons for Similarities on Congratulatory Speech Act betweenChinese and American College students | 第38-39页 |
| ·The Reasons for Differences on Congratulatory Speech Acts betweenChinese and American College students | 第39-44页 |
| Chapter Five Conclusion | 第44-50页 |
| ·Summary of the Study | 第44-46页 |
| ·Implications of the Findings | 第46-48页 |
| ·Limitations of the Study | 第48页 |
| ·Suggestions of the Study | 第48-50页 |
| Bibliography | 第50-53页 |
| Appendix I: Questionnaire of Ame rican College Students’ Congratulations | 第53-55页 |
| Appendix II: Questionnaire of Chinese College Students’ Congratulations | 第55-56页 |
| 攻读硕士学位期间发表的学术论文 | 第56-57页 |
| Acknowledgements | 第57-58页 |
