| Chinese Abstract | 第1-5页 |
| English Abstract | 第5-9页 |
| Chapter 1 Introduction | 第9-13页 |
| Chapter 2 Facial Expressions and Communication | 第13-30页 |
| ·Significance of Facial Expressions in Communication | 第13-16页 |
| ·Communicative Functions | 第16-21页 |
| ·Dichotomy of Facial Expressions | 第16-18页 |
| ·Classification of Functions by Ekman and Friesen | 第18-21页 |
| ·Face and Emotion | 第21-30页 |
| ·Vocabulary of Face | 第21-23页 |
| ·Multileveled Relations Between Face and Emotion | 第23-24页 |
| ·Display Rules | 第24-26页 |
| ·Facial Management Techniques | 第26-27页 |
| ·Distinction Between True and False Expressions | 第27-30页 |
| Chapter 3 Universal or Variation | 第30-42页 |
| ·Nature or Nurture | 第30-32页 |
| ·Evidence for Universality | 第32-35页 |
| ·Evidence from Darwin’s Study | 第32-33页 |
| ·Evidence from Studies in Various Literate Cultures | 第33-35页 |
| ·Evidence from Studies in Preliterate Cultures | 第35页 |
| ·Evidence for Cultural Differences | 第35-40页 |
| ·Evidence from Studies in Emotion Terms | 第36-38页 |
| ·Evidence from Studies in Intensity Levels | 第38-39页 |
| ·Evidence from Studies in Display Rules | 第39-40页 |
| ·Conclusion from the Review on the Two Trends | 第40-42页 |
| Chapter 4 Cultural Differences in Facial Expressions | 第42-65页 |
| ·Facial Expressions in Intercultural Communication | 第42-48页 |
| ·Differences in Affective Displays | 第42-45页 |
| ·Differences in Emblems | 第45-46页 |
| ·Differences in Illustrators | 第46页 |
| ·Differences in Regulators | 第46-47页 |
| ·Differences in Adaptors | 第47-48页 |
| ·Cultural Patterns and Facial Expressions | 第48-65页 |
| ·Individualism Versus Collectivism | 第50-56页 |
| ·Power Distance | 第56-59页 |
| ·Masculinity Versus Femininity | 第59-61页 |
| ·Uncertainty Avoidance | 第61-62页 |
| ·High Context Versus Low Context | 第62-65页 |
| Chapter 5 Conclusion | 第65-67页 |
| References | 第67-73页 |
| Paper Published during Study | 第73-75页 |
| Acknowledgements | 第75页 |
