| Abstract | 第5-6页 |
| 摘要 | 第7-12页 |
| Chapter 1 Introduction | 第12-15页 |
| 1.1 Research Background and Motivations of the Present Study | 第12-13页 |
| 1.2 Objectives and Significance of the Present Study | 第13页 |
| 1.3 Organization of the Present Study | 第13-15页 |
| Chapter 2 Literature Review | 第15-24页 |
| 2.1 Definition of Compliment and Compliment Response | 第15-16页 |
| 2.1.1 Definition of Compliment | 第15-16页 |
| 2.1.2 Definition of Compliment Response | 第16页 |
| 2.2 Studies of Compliment Speech Act | 第16-23页 |
| 2.2.1 Studies of Compliment and Compliment Response Abroad | 第16-18页 |
| 2.2.2 Studies of Compliment and Compliment Response in China | 第18-23页 |
| 2.3 Summary | 第23-24页 |
| Chapter 3 Theoretical Framework | 第24-34页 |
| 3.1 Speech Act Theory | 第24-26页 |
| 3.1.1 Austin's Speech Act Theory | 第24-25页 |
| 3.1.2 John Searle's Speech Act Theory | 第25-26页 |
| 3.2 Politeness Principles | 第26-30页 |
| 3.2.1 Grice's Cooperative Principles | 第26-27页 |
| 3.2.2 Leech's Politeness Principles | 第27-28页 |
| 3.2.3 Brown & Levinson's Politeness Principles | 第28-29页 |
| 3.2.4 Chinese Politeness Principles | 第29-30页 |
| 3.3 Pragmatic Transfer | 第30-32页 |
| 3.3.1 Definition of Pragmatic Transfer | 第30-31页 |
| 3.3.2 Classification of Pragmatic Transfer | 第31-32页 |
| 3.3.3 Borrowing Transfer | 第32页 |
| 3.4 Summary | 第32-34页 |
| Chapter 4 Research Design | 第34-41页 |
| 4.1 Research Questions | 第34页 |
| 4.2 Subjects | 第34-35页 |
| 4.3 Instruments | 第35-36页 |
| 4.4 Data Collection | 第36页 |
| 4.5 Data Codification | 第36-40页 |
| 4.5.1 Coding Scheme for Analyzing Compliment Strategies | 第36-39页 |
| 4.5.2 Coding Scheme for Analyzing Compliment Response Strategies | 第39-40页 |
| 4.6 Data Analysis Procedures | 第40页 |
| 4.7 Summary | 第40-41页 |
| Chapter 5 Results and Discussion | 第41-57页 |
| 5.1 Differences in Compliment Strategies | 第41-48页 |
| 5.1.1 Overall Distribution of Compliment Strategies | 第41-43页 |
| 5.1.2 Differences in Explicit Compliment Strategy | 第43-44页 |
| 5.1.3 Differences in Implicit Compliment Strategy | 第44-45页 |
| 5.1.4 Differences in Compliment Strategies between Male Subjects | 第45-46页 |
| 5.1.5 Reasons for the Differences in Compliment Strategy between the two Groups | 第46-48页 |
| 5.2 Differences in Compliment Response Strategies | 第48-56页 |
| 5.2.1 Overall Distribution of Compliment Response Strategies | 第48-50页 |
| 5.2.2 Differences in Agreement Strategy | 第50-51页 |
| 5.2.3 Differences in Modesty and Harmony Strategies | 第51-54页 |
| 5.2.4 Differences in Compliment Response Strategies between Male Subjects | 第54页 |
| 5.2.5 Reasons for the Differences in Compliment Response Strategy between the two Groups | 第54-56页 |
| 5.3 Summary | 第56-57页 |
| Chapter 6 Conclusion | 第57-60页 |
| 6.1 Major Findings | 第57-58页 |
| 6.2 Limitations and Suggestions for Future Studies | 第58-60页 |
| Works Cited | 第60-62页 |
| Bibliography | 第62-65页 |
| Appendix | 第65-67页 |
| Acknowledgements | 第67页 |
