| Table of Contentsi | 第1-5页 |
| Acknowledgements | 第5-6页 |
| 论文摘要 | 第6-7页 |
| Abstract | 第7-9页 |
| Introduction | 第9-13页 |
| Chapter One A Static Description of Gender Differences in Language | 第13-43页 |
| ·Sex Vs. Gender | 第13-15页 |
| ·The possible connotation of “sex” | 第13-15页 |
| ·The connotation of gender | 第15页 |
| ·A static study on language differences between men and women | 第15-43页 |
| ·Lexical differences between men and women | 第16-17页 |
| ·Markedness theory | 第17-28页 |
| ·Syntactic differences | 第28-29页 |
| ·Phonological differences | 第29-39页 |
| ·Naming conventions and forms of address | 第39-43页 |
| Chapter Two Gender Differences in Verbal Communication | 第43-54页 |
| ·Introduction | 第43页 |
| ·Female language style | 第43-45页 |
| ·Male language style | 第45-46页 |
| ·Language differences in communication between men and women | 第46-54页 |
| ·Stereotyped perceptions of language differences | 第46-47页 |
| ·Substantive language differences of women and men in interaction | 第47-48页 |
| ·Hostility, profanity and expletives | 第48-49页 |
| ·Intensifiers, hedges, gap fillers and qualifiers | 第49-50页 |
| ·Interruptions | 第50-51页 |
| ·Overlaps | 第51页 |
| ·Silence | 第51-52页 |
| ·Topic initiation | 第52页 |
| ·Minimal responses | 第52-54页 |
| Chapter Three Explaining Differences in Language Usage of Women and Men | 第54-59页 |
| ·Introduction | 第54页 |
| ·Control and dominance | 第54-55页 |
| ·A sociolinguistic subcultural approach | 第55-56页 |
| ·A physiological approach | 第56-57页 |
| ·A socio-psychological approach | 第57-58页 |
| ·Other possible explanations | 第58-59页 |
| Conclusion | 第59-61页 |
| Bibliography | 第61-66页 |
