| ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS | 第1-6页 |
| 摘要 | 第6-8页 |
| ABSTRACT | 第8-12页 |
| Chapter One INTRODUCTION | 第12-15页 |
| ·Background of the Research | 第12-13页 |
| ·Objectives of the Research | 第13-14页 |
| ·Organization of the Thesis | 第14-15页 |
| Chapter Two LITERATURE REVIEW | 第15-22页 |
| ·Studies on Gender Differences in Language Use | 第15-21页 |
| ·Studies abroad | 第15-18页 |
| ·Studies at home | 第18-19页 |
| ·The pragmatic studies of gender differences in language use | 第19-21页 |
| ·Studies on Pride and Prejudice | 第21-22页 |
| Chapter Three THEORETICAL FRAMEWORK | 第22-29页 |
| ·Grice’s Cooperative Principle | 第22-24页 |
| ·Leech’s Politeness Principle | 第24-26页 |
| ·Brown and Levinson’s Face Saving Theory | 第26-29页 |
| ·The concept of face | 第26-27页 |
| ·Positive and negative face | 第27页 |
| ·Face threatening acts (FTAs) | 第27-29页 |
| Chapter Four A PRAGMATIC ANALYSIS OF GENDER DIFFERENCES IN THE CROSS-GENDER CONVERSATIONS IN PRIDE AND PREJUDICE | 第29-52页 |
| ·Research Design | 第29-30页 |
| ·Research questions | 第29-30页 |
| ·Data collection and research methods | 第30页 |
| ·Gender Differences in Observing or Flouting the CP | 第30-41页 |
| ·Differences in observing or flouting the Quantity maxim | 第30-34页 |
| ·Differences in observing or flouting the Quality maxim | 第34-37页 |
| ·Differences in observing or flouting the Relation maxim | 第37-39页 |
| ·Differences in observing or flouting the Manner maxim | 第39-41页 |
| ·Gender Differences in Observing or Flouting the PP | 第41-49页 |
| ·Differences in observing or flouting the Tact maxim and Generosity maxim | 第41-45页 |
| ·Differences in observing or flouting the Approbation maxim and Modesty maxim | 第45-47页 |
| ·Differences in observing or flouting the Agreement maxim | 第47-48页 |
| ·Differences in observing or flouting the Sympathy maxim | 第48-49页 |
| ·Gender Differences in Employing Face-saving Strategies | 第49-52页 |
| Chapter Five EXPLANATIONS FOR GENDER DIFFERENCES IN THE CROSS-GENDER CONVERSATIONS IN PRIDE AND PREJUDICE | 第52-59页 |
| ·General Reasons for Gender Differences in Language Use | 第52-56页 |
| ·Different social roles for men and women | 第53-54页 |
| ·Different social status and power | 第54页 |
| ·Different sub-cultures | 第54-56页 |
| ·Particular Reasons for Gender Differences in the Cross-gender Conversations in Pride and Prejudice | 第56-59页 |
| Chapter Six CONCLUSION | 第59-63页 |
| ·Major Findings of the Present Research | 第59-60页 |
| ·Implications of the Present Research | 第60-61页 |
| ·Limitations of the Present Research and Suggestions for Further Study | 第61-63页 |
| REFERENCES | 第63-67页 |
