| Acknowledgments | 第3-4页 |
| Abstract in Chinese | 第4-6页 |
| Abstract in English | 第6页 |
| Introduction | 第8-10页 |
| Chapter One Theoretical Foundation of Politeness Principle | 第10-19页 |
| 1.1 Politeness principles and maxims | 第10-14页 |
| 1.2 Other approaches to the research | 第14-19页 |
| Chapter Two Cultural Socialization | 第19-29页 |
| 2.1 Concept of culture | 第19-20页 |
| 2.2 Chinese culture versus Western culture | 第20-22页 |
| 2.3 Collectivism and individualism | 第22-24页 |
| 2.4 Relational and tran sactional appr oacher to communication | 第24-26页 |
| 2.5 Being culturally attentive | 第26-29页 |
| Chapter Three Communicative Style | 第29-35页 |
| 3.1 Relational and transactional approaches to communication | 第29-31页 |
| 3.2 Phenomena of directness and indirectness | 第31-35页 |
| Chapter Four Politeness Strategies | 第35-48页 |
| 4.1 Communicative competence | 第35-37页 |
| 4.2 Politeness practice | 第37-43页 |
| 4.2.1 Greeting | 第38-39页 |
| 4.2.2 Closing of an encounter | 第39-40页 |
| 4.2.3 Compliment | 第40-41页 |
| 4.2.4 Agreement | 第41-42页 |
| 4.2.5 Refusal | 第42页 |
| 4.2.6 Apology | 第42-43页 |
| 4.3 Comparison of politeness techniques in Chinese and English | 第43-48页 |
| Chapter Five Implication for English Teaching and Learning | 第48-52页 |
| Bibliography | 第52-54页 |
