| Abstract | 第1-10页 |
| 摘要 | 第10-12页 |
| Chapter 1 Introduction | 第12-16页 |
| ·The raising of the topic | 第12页 |
| ·The purpose and significance of the study | 第12-13页 |
| ·Research questions | 第13页 |
| ·Research methods | 第13-14页 |
| ·The organization of this thesis | 第14-16页 |
| Chapter 2 Literature review | 第16-23页 |
| ·A survey of Grice’s Cooperative Principle abroad | 第16-17页 |
| ·A survey of Grice’s Cooperative Principle at home | 第17-18页 |
| ·A survey of politeness and Leech’s PP abroad | 第18-20页 |
| ·A survey of politeness and Leech’s PP at home | 第20-22页 |
| ·Summary | 第22-23页 |
| Chapter 3 Theories towards verbal communication and main existing principles of verbal communication | 第23-39页 |
| ·Cognition of “verbal communication” (VC) | 第23-27页 |
| ·Theories of Grice’s Cooperative Principle | 第27-32页 |
| ·Theories of Leech’s Politeness Principle | 第32-35页 |
| ·Leech’s other principles | 第35-38页 |
| ·Summary | 第38-39页 |
| Chapter 4 Reflections on principles of verbal communication in harmonious circumstances | 第39-91页 |
| ·Cognition of “harmonious circumstances” | 第39-43页 |
| ·Harmonious elements (HE) within linguistic systems | 第43-50页 |
| ·Reflections on main existing principles of VC | 第50-56页 |
| ·Pleasantness in VC in harmonious circumstances | 第56-65页 |
| ·Face-maintaining in VC in harmonious circumstances | 第65-73页 |
| ·Benevolence in VC in harmonious circumstances | 第73-84页 |
| ·Intercultural awareness in VC in harmonious circumstances | 第84-90页 |
| ·Summary | 第90-91页 |
| Chapter 5 Implications of principles of verbal communication in harmonious circumstances for teaching speech | 第91-101页 |
| ·Characteristics of teaching speech | 第91-92页 |
| ·Teaching speech requiring harmony | 第92-93页 |
| ·Implications of the principles for teaching speech | 第93-97页 |
| ·Influences of the teacher’s mentalities on teaching speech | 第97-100页 |
| ·Summary | 第100-101页 |
| Chapter 6 Discussion | 第101-108页 |
| ·Advantages and disadvantages of the principles of VC in harmonious circumstances | 第101-102页 |
| ·The harmony principle | 第102-105页 |
| ·Testing the feasibility and plausibility of the harmony principle | 第105-106页 |
| ·Summary | 第106-108页 |
| Chapter 7 Conclusion | 第108-114页 |
| ·A summary of the thesis | 第108-109页 |
| ·The answers to the questions raised in Section 3.1 | 第109-111页 |
| ·Limitations of this study | 第111-112页 |
| ·Suggestions for further research | 第112-114页 |
| Bibliography | 第114-122页 |
| Acknowledgements | 第122-123页 |
| 攻读硕士学位期间发表论文目录 | 第123页 |
