| 摘要 | 第1-6页 |
| Abstract | 第6-8页 |
| Contents | 第8-10页 |
| List of Tables | 第10-11页 |
| List of Figure | 第11-12页 |
| Chapter 1 Introduction | 第12-17页 |
| ·Research Background | 第12-14页 |
| ·The Object and Significance of the Present Study | 第14-15页 |
| ·The Procedures of the Thesis | 第15-16页 |
| ·The Structure of the Thesis | 第16-17页 |
| Chapter 2 Literature Review | 第17-25页 |
| ·Studies on English imperatives | 第17-20页 |
| ·Studies on Chinese Imperatives | 第20-22页 |
| ·Contrastive studies on English and Chinese imperatives | 第22-25页 |
| Chapter 3 Research Design | 第25-36页 |
| ·Theoretical Foundation | 第25-30页 |
| ·Research Questions | 第30-31页 |
| ·Methodology | 第31-36页 |
| ·Text Analysis and Contrastive Analysis | 第31-32页 |
| ·The Selection of Text | 第32-34页 |
| ·Data Collection | 第34-36页 |
| Chapter 4 The Comparative Analysis of imperatives in The Iceman Cometh and Teahouse | 第36-67页 |
| ·Categorization of imperative sentences | 第36-41页 |
| ·Categorization of imperatives in The Iceman Cometh and Teahouse from the perspective of function | 第37-39页 |
| ·Categorization of imperatives in The Iceman Cometh and Teahouse from the perspective of form | 第39-41页 |
| ·Analysis of imperatives in The Iceman Cometh and Teahouse | 第41-47页 |
| ·Total imperatives in The Iceman Cometh and Teahouse | 第42-44页 |
| ·Analysis of imperatives used between the owner and the waiter | 第44-45页 |
| ·Imperatives used between the owners and the customers | 第45-46页 |
| ·Analysis of imperatives used by the customers | 第46-47页 |
| ·Comparison of imperatives between English and Chinese | 第47-58页 |
| ·Comparison of imperatives used between the owner and others | 第47-52页 |
| ·Comparison of imperatives used between the Customers | 第52-58页 |
| ·Cultural Causes of Differences between imperatives in The Iceman Cometh and Teahouse | 第58-67页 |
| ·Individualism and collectivism in The Iceman Cometh and Teahouse | 第58-60页 |
| ·Power Distance in The Iceman Cometh and Teahouse | 第60-65页 |
| ·Long-term and short-term orientation in The Iceman Cometh and Teahouse | 第65-67页 |
| Chapter 5 Conclusion | 第67-72页 |
| ·Major Findings | 第67-69页 |
| ·Implications | 第69-70页 |
| ·Limitations of this Research and Further Research Suggestions | 第70-72页 |
| References | 第72-76页 |
| Acknowledgements | 第76-77页 |
| 作者简介 | 第77页 |
