| 摘要 | 第1-5页 |
| Abstract | 第5-10页 |
| Introduction | 第10-13页 |
| Chapter One Literature Review | 第13-29页 |
| ·Compliment | 第13-24页 |
| ·Compliment | 第13-18页 |
| ·Definition of Compliment | 第13-14页 |
| ·Formulas of Compliment | 第14-16页 |
| ·Function of Compliment | 第16-18页 |
| ·Compliment Response | 第18-24页 |
| ·Definition of Compliment Response | 第18-19页 |
| ·Compliment Response Strategies | 第19-22页 |
| ·Previous Studies on Compliment Response | 第22-24页 |
| ·Politeness Principle | 第24-26页 |
| ·Language and Culture | 第26-29页 |
| Chapter Two Data Collection and Findings | 第29-53页 |
| ·Data Collection | 第29-30页 |
| ·Comparison of Compliment Response | 第30-47页 |
| ·Compliment Response in American Data and Chinese Data | 第30-41页 |
| ·Similarities and Differences in Compliment Responses in Both Languages | 第41-46页 |
| ·Similarities of Compliment Response in Both Languages | 第41-44页 |
| ·Differences in Compliment Response Strategies between Both Languages | 第44-46页 |
| ·Summary | 第46-47页 |
| ·Gender –Based Comparison of Compliment Response in Both Cultures | 第47-53页 |
| ·Compliment Response of American Data and Chinese Data | 第47-49页 |
| ·Similarities and Differences in Compliment Response between American English and Chinese | 第49-53页 |
| ·Similarities | 第49-50页 |
| ·Differences | 第50-53页 |
| Chapter Three Cultural Reasons for Compliment Response in Both Languages | 第53-68页 |
| ·American Culture and Chinese Culture | 第53-62页 |
| ·American culture | 第54-57页 |
| ·Individualism | 第54-56页 |
| ·Courtesy | 第56-57页 |
| ·Directness | 第57页 |
| ·Chinese Culture | 第57-60页 |
| ·Collectivism | 第58页 |
| ·Modesty | 第58-60页 |
| ·Reservedness | 第60页 |
| ·Summary | 第60-62页 |
| ·Gender factor | 第62-68页 |
| ·Gender-Based Views on Function of Compliment | 第62-63页 |
| ·Gender-Based Roles Set by Society | 第63-67页 |
| ·Summary | 第67-68页 |
| Chapter Four Implications and Limitations of the Research | 第68-73页 |
| ·Implications | 第68-71页 |
| ·Implications in Cross-Cultural Communication | 第68-69页 |
| ·Implications in Language Teaching and Learning | 第69-71页 |
| ·Limitations | 第71-73页 |
| Conclusion | 第73-76页 |
| Bibliography | 第76-81页 |
| Acknowledgement | 第81-82页 |
| Appendix A | 第82-88页 |
| Appendix B | 第88-92页 |
