| Abstract | 第1-5页 |
| 摘要 | 第5-8页 |
| 1 Introduction | 第8-12页 |
| ·Background of the study | 第8-9页 |
| ·Significance of the study | 第9-12页 |
| 2 Literature Review | 第12-23页 |
| ·Research on gender differences in language use | 第12-19页 |
| ·Researches abroad | 第12-15页 |
| ·Researches in China | 第15-16页 |
| ·The pragmatic studies of gender differences in language use | 第16-17页 |
| ·Research on Jane Austen and Emma | 第17-19页 |
| ·Theoretical framework | 第19-23页 |
| ·Grice's Cooperative Principle | 第19-21页 |
| ·Leech's Politeness Principle | 第21-23页 |
| 3 Gender Differences of Linguistic System in Emma | 第23-33页 |
| ·Lexical differences | 第23-27页 |
| ·Extravagant adjectives | 第24-25页 |
| ·Intensifies | 第25-26页 |
| ·Expletives and interjections | 第26-27页 |
| ·Syntactical differences | 第27-33页 |
| ·Tag questions | 第27-29页 |
| ·Hedges | 第29-31页 |
| ·Directives | 第31-33页 |
| 4. Gender Differences of Pragmatic Purpose in Emma | 第33-53页 |
| ·Gender differences in observing or violating the CP | 第33-42页 |
| ·Gender differences in observing or violating the Maxim of Quantity | 第33-36页 |
| ·Gender differences in observing or violating the Maxim of Relation | 第36-39页 |
| ·Gender differences in observing or violating the Maxim of Quality and Manner | 第39-42页 |
| ·Gender differences in observing or violating the PP | 第42-53页 |
| ·Gender differences in observing or violating the Tact Maxim and Generosity Maxim | 第42-45页 |
| ·Gender differences in observing or violating the Approbation Maxim and Modesty Maxim | 第45-48页 |
| ·Gender differences in observing or violating the Sympathy Maxim | 第48-53页 |
| 5. Reasons of Gender Differences in Language | 第53-58页 |
| ·Physiological differences | 第53-54页 |
| ·Psychological factors | 第54页 |
| ·Social factors | 第54-56页 |
| ·Cultural factors | 第56-58页 |
| 6. Conclusion | 第58-60页 |
| ·Major findings of the study | 第58-59页 |
| ·Limitations of the study | 第59-60页 |
| Bibliography | 第60-62页 |
| Acknowlegements | 第62-63页 |
| 攻读硕士学位期间发表的论文 | 第63-66页 |
| 附录1 | 第66-76页 |
