| Abstract | 第1-10页 |
| 摘要 | 第10-12页 |
| Introduction | 第12-15页 |
| Chapter One Literature Review | 第15-23页 |
| ·Studies of Cross-cultural Differences Abroad | 第15-18页 |
| ·Studies of Cross-cultural Differences in China | 第18-23页 |
| Chapter Two The Theoretical Consideration | 第23-30页 |
| ·Culture and Cross-cultural Communication | 第23-27页 |
| ·Culture | 第23-24页 |
| ·Culture, Language and Society | 第24-26页 |
| ·Culture and Cross-cultural Communication | 第26-27页 |
| ·Pragmatics | 第27-28页 |
| ·Definition | 第27页 |
| ·Features | 第27-28页 |
| ·Functions | 第28页 |
| ·Philosophy and Cross-cultural Communication | 第28-30页 |
| Chapter Three The Study of Differences in Chinese and American Greetings, Compliments and Refusals | 第30-52页 |
| ·Methodology | 第30-34页 |
| ·Research Questions | 第30-31页 |
| ·Samples | 第31-32页 |
| ·The Instrument and Its Design | 第32页 |
| ·Data collection | 第32-33页 |
| ·Data analysis | 第33-34页 |
| ·The Results and Discussion | 第34-52页 |
| ·The Chinese and American Greeting Patterns | 第34-37页 |
| ·The Chinese and American Compliment Patterns | 第37-40页 |
| ·The Chinese and American Refusal Patterns | 第40-43页 |
| ·The Chinese and American Subject’s Own Interpretation of Greeting Patterns, Compliment Patterns and Refusal Patterns | 第43-45页 |
| ·The Philosophical Analysis of the Cultural Differences in Chinese and American Greetings, Compliments and Refusals and Their Causes | 第45-52页 |
| ·The Philosophical Analysis of Chinese Greetings, Compliments and Refusals | 第46-49页 |
| ·The Philosophical Analysis of American Greetings, Compliments and Refusals | 第49-52页 |
| Chapter Four Implications for Intercultural Communication | 第52-56页 |
| ·The Guidelines for Intercultural Communication | 第52-54页 |
| ·Intensifying Cultural Consciousness | 第52-53页 |
| ·Avoiding Negative Stereotyping | 第53页 |
| ·Integrating Language Study and Cultural Study | 第53-54页 |
| ·The Techniques for Improving Intercultural Communication | 第54-56页 |
| ·Identifying Each Other’s Communication Patterns | 第54页 |
| ·Keeping Proper Attitudes towards Different Cultures | 第54-55页 |
| ·Learning from Each Others and Behave Flexibly | 第55-56页 |
| Conclusion | 第56-58页 |
| Bibliography | 第58-63页 |
| Appendix I | 第63-65页 |
| Appendix II | 第65-68页 |
| Acknowledgements | 第68-69页 |
| Papers Published | 第69页 |
