| Abstract | 第8-9页 |
| 摘要 | 第10-13页 |
| Chapter One Introduction | 第13-18页 |
| 1.1 Research Background | 第13-15页 |
| 1.2 Purpose and Significance | 第15-17页 |
| 1.3 Layout of the Thesis | 第17-18页 |
| Chapter Two Literature Review | 第18-31页 |
| 2.1 Compliments | 第18-25页 |
| 2.1.1 Definition and Function of Compliments | 第18-21页 |
| 2.1.2 Compliment Topic | 第21-22页 |
| 2.1.3 Compliment Pattern | 第22-23页 |
| 2.1.4 Compliment Response | 第23-25页 |
| 2.2 Previous Studies on Compliments | 第25-29页 |
| 2.2.1 Studies Abroad | 第25-27页 |
| 2.2.2 Studies at Home | 第27-29页 |
| 2.3 Research Gap | 第29-31页 |
| Chapter Three Theoretical Framework | 第31-40页 |
| 3.1 Speech Act Theory | 第31-34页 |
| 3.1.1 Austin's Speech Act Theory | 第31-33页 |
| 3.1.2 Searle's Speech Act Theory | 第33-34页 |
| 3.2 Politeness Principle | 第34-40页 |
| 3.2.1 Brown and Levinson's Politeness Principle | 第35-37页 |
| 3.2.2 Leech's Politeness Principle | 第37-38页 |
| 3.2.3 Gu Yueguo's Politeness Principle | 第38-40页 |
| Chapter Four Methodology | 第40-43页 |
| 4.1 Research Questions | 第40-41页 |
| 4.2 Data Collection and Analysis | 第41-43页 |
| Chapter Five Results and Discussions | 第43-71页 |
| 5.1 Compliment Topics of Chinese Compliments and American English Compliments | 第43-47页 |
| 5.1.1 Compliment Topics of Chinese Compliments | 第43-44页 |
| 5.1.2 Compliment Topics of American English Compliments | 第44-46页 |
| 5.1.3 Contrast of Compliment Topics between Chinese Compliments and American English Compliments | 第46-47页 |
| 5.2 Semantic Patterns of Chinese Compliments and American Compliments | 第47-56页 |
| 5.2.1 Semantic Patterns of Chinese Compliments | 第47-52页 |
| 5.2.2 Semantic Patterns of American English Compliments | 第52-54页 |
| 5.2.3 Contrast of Semantic Patterns between Chinese Compliments and American English Compliments | 第54-56页 |
| 5.3 Syntactic Patterns of Chinese Compliments and American English Compliments 44 | 第56-62页 |
| 5.3.1 Syntactic Patterns of Chinese Compliments | 第57-59页 |
| 5.3.2 Syntactic Patterns of American English Compliments | 第59-61页 |
| 5.3.3 Contrast of Syntactic Patterns between Chinese Compliments and American English Compliments | 第61-62页 |
| 5.4 Compliment Responses of Chinese Compliments and American English Compliments | 第62-67页 |
| 5.4.1 Compliment Responses of Chinese Compliments | 第63-64页 |
| 5.4.2 Compliment Responses of American English Compliments | 第64-66页 |
| 5.4.3 Contrast of Compliment Responses between Chinese Compliments and American English Compliments | 第66-67页 |
| 5.5 Underlying Reasons and Implications | 第67-71页 |
| 5.5.1 Underlying Reasons | 第67-69页 |
| 5.5.2 Implications | 第69-71页 |
| Chapter Six Conclusions | 第71-75页 |
| 6.1 Major Findings | 第71-73页 |
| 6.2 Limitations and Suggestions for Further Research | 第73-75页 |
| References | 第75-80页 |
| Acknowledgements | 第80-81页 |
| 学位论文评阅及答辩情况表 | 第81页 |
