| 中文摘要 | 第1-6页 |
| Abstract | 第6-10页 |
| Chapter One Introduction | 第10-12页 |
| ·Background and purpose of the study | 第10页 |
| ·Significance of the thesis | 第10-11页 |
| ·Layout of the study | 第11-12页 |
| Chapter Two Theoretical Framework and Literature Review | 第12-18页 |
| ·Theoretical framework | 第12-14页 |
| ·Literature review | 第14-18页 |
| ·Studies abroad | 第14-16页 |
| ·Studies at home | 第16-18页 |
| Chapter Three Differences between Male and Female in Communication | 第18-27页 |
| ·Content and topic | 第19-21页 |
| ·Words in communication | 第21-23页 |
| ·Use of standard language | 第21页 |
| ·Color words | 第21-22页 |
| ·Descriptive words | 第22-23页 |
| ·Women’s sensitivity to linguistic norms | 第23-24页 |
| ·Politeness | 第24-25页 |
| ·Report–talk and rapport talk | 第25-27页 |
| Chapter Four Power Relations in Male’s and Female’s Conversation | 第27-33页 |
| ·Male and female interactional styles | 第27-30页 |
| ·Co–operating while competing | 第28-29页 |
| ·Misunderstanding and conflict | 第29-30页 |
| ·Exploring the maintenance of patriarchal power | 第30-33页 |
| ·Male dominance: rhetoric and violence | 第30-33页 |
| Chapter Five negotiating relations–power or connection strategy | 第33-42页 |
| ·Mother: a paradigm case of power and connection | 第33-34页 |
| ·Power lines or connection lines–in telling your day | 第34-37页 |
| ·Self–revelation: a gender–specific conversation ritual | 第37-38页 |
| ·Balancing power and connection in a family interaction | 第38-42页 |
| Chapter Six Conclusion | 第42-45页 |
| ·The major findings | 第42页 |
| ·Suggestions | 第42-45页 |
| References | 第45-48页 |
| Appendix | 第48-49页 |
| Acknowledgements | 第49页 |
