| ABSTRACT | 第1-3页 |
| 摘要 | 第3-4页 |
| CONTENTS | 第4-6页 |
| List of Figures | 第6-7页 |
| List of Tables | 第7-8页 |
| Chapter One Introduction | 第8-12页 |
| ·Research Background | 第8-9页 |
| ·Research Significance | 第9-10页 |
| ·Thesis Organization | 第10-12页 |
| Chapter Two Literature Review | 第12-19页 |
| ·Definition of Conflict Talk | 第12-14页 |
| ·Studies on Conflict Talk at Home and Abroad | 第14-17页 |
| ·Studies on Conflict Talk at Home | 第14-16页 |
| ·Studies on Conflict Talk Abroad | 第16-17页 |
| ·Studies on Conflict Talk between Couples at Home and Abroad | 第17-18页 |
| ·Summary | 第18-19页 |
| Chapter Three Theoretical Foundation and Methods | 第19-29页 |
| ·Brown and Levinson's Politeness Theory | 第19-22页 |
| ·The Notion of "Face" | 第19-20页 |
| ·Face-threatening Acts(FTAs) | 第20-22页 |
| ·Bousfield's Impoliteness Theory | 第22-26页 |
| ·Bousfield's Impoliteness Output Strategies | 第23-24页 |
| ·Bousfield's Framework of Response Options | 第24-26页 |
| ·Research Questions | 第26-27页 |
| ·Data Collection and Data Analysis | 第27-28页 |
| ·Data Collection | 第27-28页 |
| ·Data Analysis | 第28页 |
| ·Summary | 第28-29页 |
| Chapter Four Results and Discussion | 第29-55页 |
| ·The Realization of Impoliteness Strategies in Conflict Talk between Couples | 第29-42页 |
| ·Response Patterns in Conflict Talk between Couples | 第42-48页 |
| ·Offensive-offensive Response Pattern | 第42-43页 |
| ·Offensive-defensive Response Pattern | 第43-45页 |
| ·Offensive-compromise Response Pattern | 第45-48页 |
| ·Pragmatic Functions of Conflict Talk between Couples | 第48-54页 |
| ·Deconstructive Function | 第49-51页 |
| ·Constructive Function | 第51-54页 |
| ·Summary | 第54-55页 |
| Chapter Five Conclusions | 第55-58页 |
| ·Major Findings | 第55-56页 |
| ·Limitations and Suggestions for Further Study | 第56-58页 |
| Bibliography | 第58-62页 |
| Acknowledgements | 第62-66页 |
