| ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS | 第1-6页 |
| ABSTRACT | 第6-7页 |
| 摘要 | 第7-11页 |
| CHAPTER ONE INTRODUCTION | 第11-15页 |
| ·MOTIVATION FOR THE STUDY | 第11-12页 |
| ·PURPOSE OF THE STUDY | 第12-13页 |
| ·METHODOLOGY AND DATA | 第13-14页 |
| ·ORGANIZATION OF THE THESIS | 第14-15页 |
| CHAPTER TWO LITERATURE REVIEW | 第15-31页 |
| ·INTRODUCTION TO THE TWO FILMS | 第15-18页 |
| ·A Brief Introduction to Gua Sha Treatment | 第15-16页 |
| ·A Brief Introduction to Pushing Hands | 第16-18页 |
| ·AN OVERVIEW OF CONFLICT TALK | 第18-24页 |
| ·Definition of Conflict Talk | 第18-19页 |
| ·Relevant Studies on Conflict Talk | 第19-24页 |
| ·THEORETICAL FOUNDATIONS | 第24-31页 |
| ·Linguistic Adaptation Theory | 第24-27页 |
| ·Cultural Patterns | 第27-31页 |
| CHAPTER THREE ADAPTATION FAILURE IN CONFLICT TALK | 第31-47页 |
| ·THE PROCESS OF CONFICT TALK | 第31-34页 |
| ·Three Properties of Confict Talk | 第31-32页 |
| ·Contextual Correlates of Adaptability | 第32-33页 |
| ·The Model of Conflict Talk as Failure of Adaptability | 第33-34页 |
| ·FAILURE IN ADAPTING TO PHYSICAL WORLD | 第34-37页 |
| ·Time | 第34-35页 |
| ·Space | 第35-37页 |
| ·FAILURE IN ADAPTING TO SOCIAL WORLD | 第37-43页 |
| ·Power and Solidarity | 第37-40页 |
| ·Communicative Norms | 第40-42页 |
| ·Kinship | 第42-43页 |
| ·FAILURE IN ADAPTING TO MENTAL WORLD | 第43-47页 |
| ·Cognitive Elements | 第44-45页 |
| ·Emotive Elements | 第45-47页 |
| CHAPTER FOUR CULTURAL CONSTRAINTS ON ADAPTATION FAILURE | 第47-56页 |
| ·THE CULTURAL PATTERNS REFLECTED IN THE CONFLICT TALK | 第47-49页 |
| ·PDI AND LINGUISTIC CHOICES | 第49-51页 |
| ·IDV AND LINGUISTIC CHOICES | 第51-54页 |
| ·HC/LC COMMUNICATION AND LINGUISTIC CHOICES | 第54-56页 |
| CHAPTER FIVE CONCLUSION | 第56-58页 |
| ·CONCLUDING REMARKS | 第56-57页 |
| ·LIMITATIONS AND SUGGESTIONS FOR FURTHER STUDY | 第57-58页 |
| REFERENCES | 第58-63页 |
