| Introduction | 第1-10页 |
| Chapter Ⅰ A Review of Related Literature | 第10-14页 |
| ·Compliment response studies abroad | 第10-12页 |
| ·Domestic studies on compliment response | 第12-14页 |
| Chapter Ⅱ Theoretical Frameworks of the Research | 第14-23页 |
| ·Defining complimenting Event | 第14-18页 |
| ·The definition of compliment | 第14-15页 |
| ·The distinctions among a compliment, a praise and a flattery | 第15-18页 |
| ·The definition of compliment response | 第18页 |
| ·The formulaic nature of complimenting event | 第18-23页 |
| ·Compliment formulas | 第18-20页 |
| ·Compliment topic | 第20-21页 |
| ·Compliment response strategies | 第21-23页 |
| Chapter Ⅲ Theoretical Backgrounds to the Research | 第23-32页 |
| ·Speech act theory | 第23-25页 |
| ·Austin's speech act theory | 第23页 |
| ·Searle's speech act theory | 第23-25页 |
| ·Politeness theory | 第25-29页 |
| ·Variation theory | 第29-32页 |
| Chapter Ⅳ Description of the Present Research | 第32-43页 |
| ·Research questions | 第32-33页 |
| ·The dependent and independent variables | 第33-34页 |
| ·Research methodology | 第34-43页 |
| ·Data sources | 第34-35页 |
| ·Data collection | 第35-38页 |
| ·DCT questionnaires | 第35-36页 |
| ·Natural observation | 第36-38页 |
| ·Data coding schemes | 第38-41页 |
| ·The compliment response strategies employed in Chinese contexts | 第38-41页 |
| ·A schematization of the interrelations among the response strategies | 第41页 |
| ·Statistical analysis | 第41-43页 |
| Chapter Ⅴ Compliment Responses in Society | 第43-68页 |
| ·Compliment responses: parties of different social status | 第43-55页 |
| ·Brief introduction | 第43-47页 |
| ·Power and solidarity | 第43-44页 |
| ·The conceptualization of power | 第44-46页 |
| ·The conceptualization of solidarity | 第46页 |
| ·The asymmetrical patterns of power relationship in Chinese contexts | 第46-47页 |
| ·The complimenting event: a manifestation of power and solidarity | 第47-49页 |
| ·Results and analysis | 第49-55页 |
| ·Data calculated | 第49-50页 |
| ·Compliment responses: social status within four categories | 第50-54页 |
| ·Summary and discussion | 第54-55页 |
| ·Compliment responses: parties of different gender groups | 第55-62页 |
| ·Brief introduction | 第55-56页 |
| ·Results and analysis | 第56-62页 |
| ·Frequency distribution of compliment response strategies in | 第56-58页 |
| overall situations according to gender | 第56-58页 |
| ·Compliment responses: gender within different age groups | 第58-62页 |
| ·Compliment responses: parties of different age groups | 第62-68页 |
| ·Brief introduction | 第62页 |
| ·Results and analysis | 第62-68页 |
| ·Compliment response strategies and respondents'age | 第62-65页 |
| ·Compliment responses: age within the two gender groups | 第65-68页 |
| ChapterⅥ Theoretical Implications and Suggestions for Future Research | 第68-71页 |
| ·Theoretical implications | 第68-69页 |
| ·Limitations and suggestions for future research | 第69-71页 |
| Conclusion | 第71-73页 |
| Bibliography | 第73-79页 |
| Appendix Ⅰ | 第79-80页 |
| Appendix Ⅱ | 第80-86页 |
| Acknowledgements | 第86页 |
