| Abstract | 第1-4页 |
| 摘要 | 第4-8页 |
| Introduction | 第8-10页 |
| Chapter One Literature Review | 第10-27页 |
| ·The General Knowledge of Compliment and Compliment Response | 第10-17页 |
| ·Definitions of Compliment and Compliment Response | 第10页 |
| ·Compliment Formulas | 第10-11页 |
| ·Compliment Topics | 第11-12页 |
| ·Strategies of Compliment and Compliment Response | 第12-17页 |
| ·Previous Studies on Compliment and Compliment Response in China and abroad | 第17-20页 |
| ·Compliment and Compliment Responses abroad | 第17-18页 |
| ·Domestic Studies on Compliment and compliment Responses | 第18-20页 |
| ·On Sociolinguistic Gender Research | 第20-22页 |
| ·Dominance Approach | 第20-21页 |
| ·Difference Approach | 第21-22页 |
| ·Social Constructionist Approach | 第22页 |
| ·The Social Functions of Compliment in Chinese | 第22-27页 |
| Chapter Two Theoretical Background | 第27-32页 |
| ·Speech Act Theory | 第27-28页 |
| ·Austin's Speech Act Theory | 第27-28页 |
| ·Searle's Speech Act Theory | 第28页 |
| ·Politeness Principles | 第28-32页 |
| ·Brown and Levinson's Politeness Principle | 第28-29页 |
| ·Leech's Politeness Principle | 第29-30页 |
| ·Grice's Cooperative Principle | 第30-31页 |
| ·Chinese Politeness Principle | 第31页 |
| ·Politeness Principle and Compliment | 第31-32页 |
| Chapter Three Methodology | 第32-37页 |
| ·Research Questions | 第32页 |
| ·Research Purpose | 第32-33页 |
| ·Subjects | 第33页 |
| ·Instruments | 第33-36页 |
| ·Interviews | 第33-34页 |
| ·Questionnaire | 第34页 |
| ·Situation Design | 第34-36页 |
| ·Data Collecting and Results | 第36-37页 |
| Chapter Four Data Analyses and Discussions | 第37-60页 |
| ·Gender Differences in Compliment Strategies | 第37-47页 |
| ·The Distribution of Compliment between Different Genders in Overall Situation | 第37-38页 |
| ·The Distribution of Compliment between Different Genders and the Same Gender | 第38-40页 |
| ·The Distribution of Compliment between Different Genders in Terms of Appearance, Performance and Possessions | 第40-42页 |
| ·The Distribution of Compliment between Different Genders by Superiors and Subordinate | 第42-47页 |
| ·Gender Differences in Compliment Response Strategies | 第47-58页 |
| ·The Distribution of Compliment Response between Different Genders in Overall Situation | 第47-48页 |
| ·The Distribution of Compliment Response between Different Gender and the Same Gender | 第48-50页 |
| ·The Distribution of Compliment Response between Different Genders in terms of Appearance, Performance and Possessions | 第50-53页 |
| ·The Distribution of Compliment Response between Different Genders by Superiors and Subordinates | 第53-58页 |
| ·Discussion on Research Questions | 第58-60页 |
| Chapter Five Findings and Implications | 第60-64页 |
| ·On Compliment Strategy | 第60页 |
| ·On Compliment Topic | 第60-61页 |
| ·On Compliment Responses | 第61页 |
| ·Gender Differences in Language | 第61-64页 |
| ·The Origin of Gender Differences in Language | 第62页 |
| ·Men and Women's Roles in Morden Society | 第62-64页 |
| Conclusion | 第64-65页 |
| Acknowledgements | 第65-66页 |
| Bibliography | 第66-70页 |
| 附录 | 第70-77页 |
| 作者简介 | 第77页 |
| 攻读硕士学位期间研究成果 | 第77-78页 |
